Quick Cucumber Raita Recipe | Kheera Raita – with step by step photos and video of the recipe is here. This raita is very quick and easy to prepare recipe.
Cucumber Raita | Kheera Raita is very easy and delicious dish made out of the vegetables which will be always stocked at our home most of the times. Raita is a must to prepare at our home when I prepare any dishes like pulao, biryani or parathas. Also it will go well with white rice. Have you ever tried it?
Quick Cucumber Raita Recipe | Kheera Raita – This raita is made by finely chopped onion, tomato, grated cucumber and obviously yogurt/curd. Coriander leaves is optional. Fresh vegetables used in this raita make this delicious and also Cucumber acts as a coolant to our body.
I haven’t used much of green chilli in the raita because this raita would accompany something which is spicy like vegetable pulao or the biryani. So the raita is served to neutralise the spice. If you like you can add finely chopped green chilli too.
Finally, coming to serving part – this raita can accompany anything spicy rice pulao, biryani’s, paratha’s. Or you can have it with steamed rice.
You may would like to check out the recipes in my blog for which Cucumber raita could be accompanied are,
Mint Paratha | Pudina Paratha,
Methi Thepla | Gujarati Thepla
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Quick Cucumber Raita Recipe | Kheera Raita
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cucumber grated
- 1/2 cup Tomato finely chopped
- 2 TBSP Onion finely chopped
- 1 Green chilli small slit
- 1/2 tsp Ginger grated
- Salt to taste
- 3/4 cup Curd / Yogurt
Instructions
- Wash the vegetables, grate the cucumber and finely chop onion and tomato.
- In a bowl, add grated cucumber.
- Add Onion and tomato.
- Now add Salt to taste, grated ginger and green chilli.
- Add Fresh Curd / yogurt. Give it a good mix.
- Garnish with Coriander Leaves.
- Raita is ready to serve along with any Rice pulao's, Biryani's, and paratha's.
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Notes
HOW TO MAKE QUICK CUCUMBER RAITA WITH STEP BY STEP PHOTO:
- Wash the vegetables, grate the cucumber and finely chop onion and tomato.
- In a bowl, add grated cucumber.
- Add Onion and tomato.
- Now add Salt to taste, grated ginger and green chilli.
- Add Fresh Curd / yogurt. Give it a good mix.
- Garnish with Coriander Leaves.
- Raita is ready to serve along with any Rice pulao’s, Biryani’s, and paratha’s.
TIPS & VARIATIONS:
- Use fresh vegetables for the delicious taste.
- Use fresh curd/yogurt for preparing the raita.
- If you want it to be spicy, then consider adding more green chilli.
HEALTH BENEFITS:
Cucumber Raita has many health benefits. Firstly, Cucumber has good water content, rich fibre, low carb side dish. Good for digestion inturn aid for weightloss. Also I have added little ginger which will help in digestion.
Cucumbers high in water content, high in antioxidants, good source of vitamin C, they also contain important nutrients that play a part in hydration like magnesium and potassium (keeps you hydrated).
The anti-inflammatory compounds in cucumbers helps to remove impurities from our body and reduce skin irritations.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
1. How to make it with Tadka?
To make this raita with tadka, heat little oil in tadka pan – add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, pinch of asafoetida. Roast them lightly on medium flame and put it on raita after cooling for sometime.
2. How can I make this raita thicker?
Use greek yogurt to get thick and creamy texture. Also you can remove water from grated cucumber by squeezing it off.
3. If Cucumber’s are bitter how to remove the bitterness?
If cucumbers are bitter, then before grating, cut about 1/4th inch of cucumber from the stem side and rub over the remaining big portion of the cucumber. You will see the froth forming on the rubbed parts, that means the bitterness of cucumber is gone.
4. How to use it as dip?
Thick creamy cucumber raita(use greek yogurt instead of curd) can be used for dip for many spicy starters.
5. Difference between Tzatziki sauce vs cucumber raita?
Both are eaten as dips or as an accompaniment to a main dish. Tzatziki is made with thicker Greek yogurt, raita is made with plain yogurt. Raita is thinner while tzatziki has a thick consistency.
Raita is a more versatile dish with many different recipes. Tzatziki is most often a mixture of yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, kosher salt, oil, and lemon juice.
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