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Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups thick yogurt chilled (see notes)
  • 1 cup cucumber grated
  • 1 large banana thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup peanuts roasted
  • 1 green chili minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds lightly pounded
  • 1/2 teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • a pinch of pepper powder
  • couple of tablespoons honey optional
  • salt to taste

Method
 

  1. Place the yogurt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk it well.
  2. Add the grated cucumber, roasted peanuts, minced chili, mustard seeds, roasted cumin powder, pepper powder and salt. Mix well.
  3. Add the thinly sliced bananas and gently fold them into the Cucumber raita.
  4. If you need to add a little bit of sweetness add the honey.
  5. Transfer the Cucumber Raita to the serving bowl.
  6. Serve chilled.

Notes

The yogurt has to be rich and creamy, we do not do skinny or low-fat in our cuisine. In most households unskimmed fresh milk is used to prepare the yogurt. The prerequisite to a good raita is thick and creamy yogurt, so make sure to drain the whey (not all) and whisk the yogurt to a smooth consistency before proceeding with the recipe (any raita recipe). Also take note that we are not squeezing out the cucumbers so the raita will have some moisture from