Raita

This cucumber and yoghurt sauce has a cooling taste which takes away the heat from spicy, hot dishes.

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Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 6 Portions

Ingredients

Raita

  • 1/2 a cucumber grated
  • 200g natural yoghurt
  • 1 tsp honey
  • juice of half a lime
  • pinch salt
  • pinch chilli, powder

To Serve

  • pinch chilli, ground

Method

  1. Raita: Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them until well combined. Place the raita into a covered container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
  2. To Serve: Serve the raita sprinkled with a little chilli powder.

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Keywords:
raita 
raita sauce 
yoghurt 
cucumber 
india 
indian 
Categories:
sauces