Easy cucumber and mint raita

This recipe for cucumber and mint raita is simple and quick to prepare and is an easy way to add an extra portion of veg into your meal.

This is a great recipe to make if you have a picky eater in your family, who wouldn’t eat cucumber if you paid them. Little Miss R ate two large helpings of it alongside her curry. She was happy that it had mint in it – I just didn’t mention the cucumber. R didn’t want to try it, as he’s not much of a yoghurt fan.

What is raita?

Raita is a yoghurt-based side dish often served with Indian food. It’s great to serve alongside spicy food as it helps to cool your mouth down a bit. I served this with aloo gobi (potato and cauliflower curry), rice and paratha. Read more about raita on Wikipedia.

Here’s how to make cucumber and mint raita:

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Cucumber and mint raita

This recipe for cucumber and mint raita is simple and quick to prepare and is an easy way to add an extra portion of veg into your meal.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Keyword cucumber and mint raita

Prep Time 10 minutes

Servings 4

Author Mandy Mazliah

Ingredients

• 200 g natural yoghurt use unsweetened non-dairy yoghurt if vegan
• 60 g cucumber grated
• 1 tbsp fresh mint finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin

Instructions

1. Stir together the yoghurt, the cucumber and the mint into a serving bowl. Sprinkle the top with ground cumin.
2. And it's ready to serve! See, I told you it was simple.

If you like this you might like some of my vegetarian curry recipes:

Mixed vegetable curry

Spinach and sweet potato dhal

Cauliflower, chickpea and potato curry wrap