Madhurs Yogurt Raita With Roasted Cumin Recipes

MADHUR'S YOGURT RAITA WITH ROASTED CUMIN

Steps:

• Place yogurt in a small bowl; beat lightly with a fork until smooth and creamy. Add sugar, salt, cayenne pepper, and carrot.
• Heat oil in a very small skillet over medium-high heat. When very hot, add cumin seeds and mustard seeds. As soon as the mustard seeds begin to pop (this takes just a few seconds), add raisins. Stir once, and quickly empty the contents of skillet, oil and all, over yogurt mixture. Stir well to combine. Serve.

CUCUMBER RAITA RECIPE

Steps:

• Rinse cucumber and peel it. Chop to tiny bite size pieces (about ¼ to ½ inch). If you prefer you may even grate it. Grated cucumbers let out moisture so make sure you use only greek yogurt if you want to grate them. Otherwise cucumber raita becomes runny.
• Also fine chop coriander and mint leaves (optional).
• Deseed the green chilli and chop. (optional)
• Whisk chilled yogurt in a large mixing bowl.
• Add chopped cucumber, green chilies, coriander leaves, mint leaves and salt. Mix all of them.
• Taste test and add more salt if needed. Drizzle cumin powder, ground black pepper & chaat masala (optional).
• Serve cucumber raita as a side in an Indian meal. It is usually eaten with Vegetable biryani or chicken biryani.
• Cucumber raita is best served fresh but can be chilled for a few hours.