Kheere Ka Raita Cucumber Yogurt

1 Large or 2 small cucumbers
½ Teaspoon cumin seeds
½ Teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
½ Teaspoon red chili powder
¼ Teaspoon roasted cumin seed powder
1 Teaspoon vegetable oil
1 Teaspoon salt or to your taste
1 Pinch of asafetida (Hing) or to your taste
1 Pinch of chat masala or to your taste

Directions:

1. Peel the cucumber and grate it with a grater.

2. To prepare the tadka, heat a small pan or a
serving spoon, add oil, cumin seeds, mustard
seeds, and asafetida and fry them for 2 to 3
minutes or until mustard seeds start splattering
and cumin seeds become dark, turn the stove
off.

3. In a bowl whisk the yogurt and add grated cucumber, mix them well then add
cumin seeds tadka and salt, mix everything together.

4. Sprinkle chat masala, red chili powder and roasted cumin powder for
decoration.

5. Keep raita in the refrigerator and serve it chill.

Tips:

1. Instead of grating the cucumber you can fine chop the cucumber.

2. Grated cucumber blend well with yogurt and give more flavor but if you
like to have crunchy bite then you can grate half cucumber and half fine
chop it.

3. If you wish you can grate the cucumbers with skin.