Chilled Cucumber-Yogurt Raita


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Ingredients

3 cucumbers, finely diced
2 cups plain greek style yogurt
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup blend mix of olive and veggetable or canola oil
finely chopped dill
4 cups cold water
pinch of nutmeg
salt& pepper to taste

Preparation

1
Add all ingredients in a bowl, except the cold water and dill. Now add some salt and pepper and a pinch of nutmeg, mix well and taste. At this point cover and put back in the fridge.
2
Once you are ready to serve, dilute with cold water to your desire consistency and then sprinkle with fresh chopped dill or parsley.
3
I like serving the soup with hot baguette out of the oven.
4
If I don't have dill, you can use parsley or cilantro (coriander fresh).
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miansari66's picture
miansari66
November 24, 2010

This raita is served with biryani and pullao in Pakistan and India

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yogurt
cold soup
bulgarian cusine
bulgaria

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