Recipe from BBC Good Food
This is an easy minty sauce with a creamy yoghurt base which is a classic Indian side. Try it with breadsticks, vegetable sticks, or toasted pitta.
Skills Check
Follow a recipe; follow food safety & hygiene rules; chop using the bridge/claw safely; snip herbs with scissors; use measuring spoons and cups; season to taste; tidy away.
Equipment
Bowl, spoon, grater, garlic crusher, chopping board, scissors, measuring spoons.
Ingredients (serves 6-8):
- 250g greek yogurt
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- thumb-sized piece ginger, finely grated
- ½ small pack coriander, chopped
- ¼ small pack mint, leaves chopped
- juice of ½ a lime
- ½ tsp garam masala, plus a little extra to serve
- ¼ cucumber, grated and lightly squeezed
Method
- Prepare the ingredients by crushing the garlic, grating the ginger and cucumber, chopping or snipping the herbs and juicing the lime.
- Add all the ingredients to the bowl and mix well, season if needed.
- Garnish with some extra chopped herbs or sprinkled with extra garam masala.
So thinking about Indian Raita ...
Yoghurt is an excellent source of calcium, and a good source of vitamin D for strong teeth and bones.
Cucumber is good for us! Low in fat, sugar and salt and high in vitamins and minerals.
Herbs are healthy seasoning we can add to food for flavour. Many herbs are good sources of antioxidants; compounds which have been found to be extremely beneficial to our long-term health.
Nutritional Information
- | Energy | 118KJ / 45kcal | 2% |
Med | Fat | 3.0g | 4% |
Med | Saturates | 2.0g | 10% |
Low | Sugars | 1.0g | 1% |
Low | Salt | 0.1g | 2% |
per 35g serving
% of an adult's reference intake
Typical values per 100g: Energy 527kJ / 126kcal
Notes
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