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Cucumber Raita

(recipe, Sona Pai)

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Introduction

This is an excellent side dish to serve as cool relief along with spicy food. If you don’t have an English cucumber, use a regular one, but scrape out the seeds before chopping.

Ingredients

1. ½ onion, finely chopped
2. 1 English cucumber, finely chopped
3. 1 tsp. ground cumin (or more to taste)
4. ¼ to ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
5. 16 oz. plain yogurt
6. Salt to taste

Steps

1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Adjust cumin and salt to taste, and serve.

Note

Read Sona Pai's essay about how chicken curry and cucumber raita make a perfect pair.