During summer time, even looking at kheera (cucumber) slices, quenches the thirst! Cucumber is very cooling and soothing during hot months. There are a lot of beauty tips using cucumber!
Cucumber raita is easy to prepare and is an uncooked food, except for seasoning! Refrigerated raita is very soothing.
Ingredients:
Directions:
Nice side dish for pulihora or parathas.
Cucumber raita is easy to prepare and is an uncooked food, except for seasoning! Refrigerated raita is very soothing.
Ingredients:
- 2 large or 3 or 4 small cucumbers
- 1 1/2 cups yogurt
- Salt to taste
- 2 green chiles
- 1 inch ginger (chopped fine)
- 1 Tsp. mustard seeds
- 1 Tsp. jeera seeds
- 1 Tsp. oil
- A pinch of hing (Asafetida)
- A few curry leaves
- Cilantro for garnish
Directions:
- Peel and grate cucumber.
- Beat curd without adding water.
- Squeeze fluid out of grated cucumber (optional) and add it to curd.
- Add salt.
- Mix well.
- Heat oil and add mustard and jeera seeds.
- When mustard seeds splutter, add hing.
- Add green chile and ginger. Cook for a minute.
- Add curry leaves.
- Add seasoning to curd mixture.
- Garnish with cilantro and let it cool.
- Serve it after refrigerated.
Nice side dish for pulihora or parathas.
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