Cucumber Raita

Name: Cucumber Raita
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 1½ cups
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: ½ tablespoon salt; 1 medium or 2 small cucumbers (about 300 g/10 oz total), peeled; 1 sprig mint leaves, coarsely chopped; 2 shallots, peeled and very thinly sliced (optional); ½ cup (125 ml) plain yogurt

Cucumber in Yogurt Dressing

Preparation info

Makes
1½ cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

The Food of Singapore

By Djoko Wibisono

Published 2015

About

Raita, a soothing yogurt-based side dish, is an excellent foil to any spicy Indian dish. Although often made with a wide variety of vegetables and even bananas, Cucumber Raita is perhaps the most popular.

Ingredients

1 medium or 2 small cucumbers (about 300 g/10 oz total), peeled

Asia
Singapore
Side dish
Street Food
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
South East Asia

Method

Halve the cucumbers lengthwise and deseed them. Then cut crosswise into paper-thin slices. Sprinkle the salt over the cucumber and set aside to dram in a colander for 10 minutes. Squeeze out as much water from the cucumber as possible, then rinse off the salt and squeeze again. Allow to drain well.
Place the cucumber in a small bowl. Add the shallots, yogurt an