Cucumber Raita

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small cucumber
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 peel cucumber and cut lengthways in half. slice each half finely.
• 2 heat a small pan over a low heat and toast cumin seeds until they darken a little and smell fragrant. allow them to cool, then crush with a rolling pin or pestle and mortar.
• 3 beat the yoghurt until smooth, then stir in the cumin and salt.
• 4 add the cucumber to the yoghurt, then transfer to a serving dish and garnish with cucumber slices and paprika.