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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Food of India: A Journey for Food Lovers

By Priya Wickramasinghe

Published 2005

  • About

A raita is similar to a pachadi which is popular in Southern India. Both have a yoghurt or curd base with varying vegetables or fruits added. A yoghurt dish is served with almost every indian meal as a contrast to hot or spicy dishes.

Ingredients

  • 450 g (1 lb) cucumbers, grated
  • 1 large, ripe tomato, finely chopped

Method

Put the cucumber and tomato in a sieve for 20 minutes to drain off any excess liquid. Mix them in a bowl with the yoghurt and season with salt, to taste.

For the final seasoning (tarka), heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, add the mustard seeds, then cover and shake the pan until the seeds start to pop. Pour the seeds and oil over the yoghurt. Serve sprinkled with the cor