Raita
Raita is an Indian garnish often served with spiced dishes. It acts as a cooling flavour as the fat in the yogurt dissolves and mollifies chili in the curry, while the taste of cucumber and fresh mint or other herbs refreshes the palate. The essential ingredient is yogurt.
Ingredients
- ⅛ cup grated cucumber (about 1 inch of cucumber)
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- 2–3 mint leaves, chopped
- 2 cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1–2 tbsp finely chopped or minced onions (optional)
- Salt (coarse salt preferred)
- Chile powder
- Ground cumin
Ingredients for 5 servings (155 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Squeeze the grated cucumber to remove and discard excess liquid.
- 2
Stir the cucumber into the yogurt.
- 3
Add chopped mint, cilantro, and onion.
- 4
Add salt to taste.
- 5
Sprinkle a little ground cumin on top.
- 6
Sprinkle with chili powder if desired.
- 7
Refrigerate and serve cold.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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