easy cucumber raita recipe | kheera raita recipe | raita recipe

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 2 minutes
  • Total time: 7 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Servings
  • Category: raita
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sized cucumber
  • 1 cup thick fresh curd / yogurt (whisked)
  • ½ tsp kashmiri chilli powder / mirchi powder
  • ½ tsp roasted cumin powder
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped)

Method

  1. firstly, grate the cucumber. if the cucumber is bitter then peel off the skin.
  2. furthermore, add 1 cup whisked curd.
  3. also add chilli powder, roasted cumin powder, salt and coriander leaves.
  4. give a good mix making sure the spices are mixed well.
  5. finally, serve the cucumber raita along with biryani or pulao.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.