Punjabi Cucumber raita Recipes

How to Prepare / Make / Cook -Cucumber raita ?

1 medium cucumber, peeled and grated finely. 2 cups curds. 1 tsp. Ground dry ginger. 1 tsp. Roasted and ground cumin seeds. ½ tsp. Mustard seeds. Salt and chilli powder to taste.

Sprinkle salt over cucumber and set aside for 15 minutes, then squeeze out all the moisture. Blend curds with 2 tblsps. Water, salt, and chilli powder and beat nicely. Mix in the rest of the ingredients with the exception of mustard seeds. Heat 1 tsp. Of ghee to smoking and toss in mustard seeds, when they splutter, pour over the raita. Serve chilled.

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