Cucumber Raita Recipe for Toddlers and Kids
Cucumber Raita - easy cucumber raita recipe that goes with paratha, roti, biryani, rice etc
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time5 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Calories:
Author: Kalyani
- Cucumber - 1 cup grated
- Curd - 1 cup
- Salt - as required
- To Grind:
- Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds - ½ tsp
- Green chilli - ½
- Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
- To Temper:
- Coconut Oil- 1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds - ½ tsp
- Urad dal - ½ tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
- Hing/Asafoetida - a generous pinch
- Red chilli - 1
Keep all the ingredients ready. Wash the cucumber well. Peel the outer skin of cucumber using a peeler. Remove seeds from cucumber. Then cut the cucumber into cubes and keep it ready.
Now in a blender, add the items to grind. Blend it to a smooth paste with little water. Set aside.
In a pan add chopped cucumber with little water, cook them for 2-3 minutes or until soft. Once the cucumbers are soft, add ground coconut paste and mix well. Cook it further until the raw smell leaves. It may take 3- 5 minutes. Once done, switch off the flame.
Then whisk the curd well with required salt. Set aside. Temper the items given to temper in a small pan with oil until mustard seed cracks and urad dal turn brown.
Now add the beaten curd to the cucumber coconut mix. Mix well. Finally add the tempered items to raita and mix well once again.
Serving: 2g