Cucumber-Tomato Raita

Cucumber-Tomato Raita

poniedziałek, 27 stycznia 2014

Cucumber-Tomato Raita

Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber (deseeded and shredded)
• 1 onion (finely diced)
• 1 -2 clove garlic
• 1 tomato (Roma work well, diced)
• 2 cups yoghurt
• salt, to taste
• 2 teaspoons roasted cumin seeds

Directions

• 1 Strain yoghurt of excess water for approximately 1 hour.
• 2 Peel and deseed cucumber.
• 3 Salt the cucumber and leave aside for 15 minutes.
• 4 Drain excess water and dice finely.
• 5 Deseed tomato and dice finely.
• 6 Finely dice onions or, optionally, crush garlic cloves.
• 7 Mix all of the above with the yoghurt.
• 8 Roast cumin seeds until brown and add to the raita.
• 9 Serve chilled, preferably leave in the fridge for a couple of hours for the ingredients to blend.