Raita, my Way

Name: Raita, my Way
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes about 400 ml
Ingredients: salt; 1 garlic clove; 200 g vegan Greek-style yogurt (I use the Oatly brand); 15 g fresh mint leaves; juice of 1 lime; ½ cucumber; ½ apple

Preparation info

Makes about
400 ml

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

The 20-Minute Vegan

By Calum Harris

Published 2023

About

A raita is a brilliant and fresh yogurty side that is great for pimping up your curries and for dipping your naans in. Mine isn’t only vegan but Steve Jobs’ favourite fruit makes an appearance too; the apple.

It has a secret ingredient.

Ingredients

½ cucumber
½ apple
15 g fresh mint leaves
juice of <

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Leaving the skin on, grate the cucumber and apple onto a clean tea towel, then wrap up the towel and squeeze as much water out as you can. Pop it into a food processor once complete.
Pop the mint leaves into that food processor with the cucumber-apple mix. Peel the garlic clove and add that in, then go in with the vegan yogurt, lime juice and a pinch of salt an