Green Cucumber Raita.

Cucumber raita is a very tasty and easy to prepare healthy side dish made with green cucumber and curd and goes well with rice, fried rice, pulao and biryani.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Green Cucumber Raita.

Ingredients:-

Green cucumber. -2 tender.
Green chilly.         -2
Thick Curd.          -1 cup
Mustard seeds.    -1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds.       -1/4 tsp
Curry leaves.        -few
Salt.                      -to taste

Instructions:-

Peel and chop cucumber into very small pieces. Chop green chillies into thin round pieces. Keep aside.

Method:-

1). In a bowl add thinly chopped green chillies and required salt and mash together thoroughly using your finger tips.

2). Add chopped cucumber and thick curd into the bowl and mix well with a spoon.

3). Heat 1tsp oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
Add few curry leaves into the pan and saute in oil and switch off the flame.

4). Pour the seasoning into the bowl and mix the cucumber curd mixture.

Green Cucumber Raita is ready to serve with rice, fried rice, pulao or biryani.