cucumber raita
This is a fantastic little extra for any curry and takes just a few minutes from start to finish. If you are having a hot curry, you are going to thank me… Try it with a traditional biryani or any of the many other curries on the site just do a search for “curry”.
What you need
1 cup cucumber diced into small cubes
1 large onion halved and finely sliced
3 roasted garlic cloves chopped
1 1/2 cup plain yoghurt
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh mint finely chopped
salt
The process
Place whole garlic cloves or a whole buld in a 180 Celsius oven for about 20 minutes to roast. Do more than 1 bulb, the sweetness of the roast garlic is excellent with chicken or a good steak.
Combine garlic and youghurt in a bowl and mix well.
Add the rest of the ingredients,mix well and then season with a little salt.
You can also add a chopped fresh green chili if you are a heat freak but I prefer it just like this.
For your curries you need a good Tandoori Masala, make your own Tandoori Masala
Hi. Do yu have recipes for oil free vegetabe breyani and sugar beans curry.
Hi khushi, I’m afraid not but have a look at the briyani recipe, there was someone who had an oil free recipe.
https://cookbook.co.za/chicken-recipes/chicken-briyani/
Cheers for now G
This is so perfect for ones curry dishes, and I have made one similar to this one was a big hit for those who could not handle the hotness of the curry ha ha ha
I love hot food so always keep[ a bit of Raita handy…. For me, the more mint the better. G
hello
I love you recipes.
Please help!!
I want a recipe that is similar to this but made with sour milk (maas) and mint, eaten with biryani at Indian function.
Thanks.
Hi Asheeka, you can happily replace the ypoghurt with sour milk, just taste and season with salt as you go along. It’s also quite alright to add extra mint… like I say just taste and taste and taste till it’s right for your liking