cucumber raita recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup curd

2/3 cup grated cucumber

salt to taste

1/4 tsp roasted jeera powder

pinch of black salt

pinch of black pepper powder

Method:

• Peel the cucumber and grate it.
• Whisk the curd and add salt, black salt, black pepper powder and roasted jeera powder. Mix well.
• Add the grated cucumber and serve immediately.

Tips:

• Try not to grate the cucumber too thick.
• After adding the cucumber serve immediately. Incase, you have to serve it after sometime, then grate the cucumber and keep it aside for sometime. Mix cucumber just before serving.
• You can also add peanut powder, it gives a distinct and nice taste.
• You could also add red chilli powder or finely chopped green chillies too.