Raita Cool Down

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh gingerroot, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 cup cucumber, peeled & diced
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/2 cups yogurt
• 1 dash tabasco sauce
• salt, to taste
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 chop the tomatoes into inch dice.
• 2 chop the scallions diagonally including three inches of green.
• 3 place the oil, ginger, and cumin in a small skillet.
• 4 cook over low heat for one minute, stirring constantly.
• 5 scrape mixture in to a mixing bowl with a rubber spatula, add tomatoes, cucumber, scallions, and garlic. stir well to combine.
• 6 add the remaining ingredients and fold gently to combine. adjust the seasonings.
• 7 cover and refrigerate for at least one hour but no longer than three.
• 8 stir well before serving.