Indian Raita with Persian flavor Recipe
The inspiration of this recipe came from the Iranian drink called Doogh. Doogh is made up of yogurt and mint. To give Indian raita a Persian flavor, I used ingredients used for Doogh and in a hot summer day it turned out to be really good.
Ingredients
- 1 medium size onion
- 1 medium size cucumber
- 2 up yogurt
- 1 cup mint leaves
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 3 green chillies
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
- salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
- a pinch of black salt
- 1/4 cup of coriender to garnish
Directions
- Cut onion and cucumber in small pieces
- Drain all the water from it
- Grind Mint leaves, sugar, salt and green chillies and make it into a paste
- Mix the above paste and yogurt with cucumber and onion.
- Add black pepper and black salt to it.
- Add lemon juice and mix it well.
- Garnish it with coriander
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 98g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 37 | |
| Calories from Fat 2 | 5% |
| Total Fat 0.21g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.04g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 45mg | 2% |
| Potassium 215mg | 6% |
| Total Carbs 8.46g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.7g | 6% |
| Sugars 4.93g | 3% |
| Protein 1.31g | 2% |
