{"id":2729,"slug":"raita","title":"Raita","description":"Raita is an Indian garnish often served with spiced dishes. It acts as a cooling flavour as the fat in the yogurt dissolves and mollifies chili in the curry, while the taste of cucumber and fresh mint or other herbs refreshes the palate.","ingredients_raw":["⅛ cup grated cucumber (about 1 inch of cucumber)","½ cup plain yogurt","2–3 mint leaves, chopped","2 cilantro leaves, chopped","1–2 tbsp finely chopped or minced onions (optional)","Salt (coarse salt preferred)","Chile powder","Ground cumin"],"ingredients_norm":["cucumber","plain yogurt","mint leaf","cilantro leaf","onion","salt","chili powder","ground cumin"],"steps":["Squeeze the grated cucumber to remove and discard excess liquid.","Stir the cucumber into the yogurt.","Add chopped mint, cilantro, and onion.","Add salt to taste.","Sprinkle a little ground cumin on top.","Sprinkle with chili powder if desired.","Refrigerate and serve cold."],"categories":["Dip recipes","Side dish recipes","Indian recipes","Recipes using yogurt","Recipes using mint","Recipes for dip","Recipes for sauces and condiments","Recipes using chile","Recipes using cilantro","Recipes using cucumber","Recipes using ground cumin"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":"⅔ cup (160 g)","difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Raita","source_ref":"4518927","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Raita&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"bbf8d0db855f7d7c0d271db651426c5c0388f2b49cebf4a619fedac055645c2b","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:16Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:16Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/raita"}