🥒 Kumaoni Cucumber Raita

4 servings · prep 10 min · cook 0 min

Ingredients

• 2 cucumbers
• 400 ml plain yogurt
• 1 tbsp yellow mustard seeds
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 green chilli
• Cilantro leaves
• Lemon juice
• Salt

Method

1. Grate the cucumbers, salt them and SQUEEZE them in your hands: without this the raita turns watery within ten minutes.
2. Crush the mustard seeds in a mortar with a little water into a pungent paste — this is the signature of Kumaoni raita, very different from the usual one.
3. Whisk the yogurt smooth, then stir in the mustard paste and turmeric.
4. Fold in the squeezed cucumber, the chopped chilli and the lemon.
5. Rest 15 min in the fridge, then scatter with cilantro just before serving.

Adapted from Get Curried (YouTube)

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