Ullel - Cucumber Raita

Cucumber Ullel

Cucumber Raita - South Canara way

Ingredients

3 small or 1 big cucumber, peeled & diced

1 green chili, chopped

1" ginger, peeled & minced

salt to taste

Grind to a coarse paste

1/4 cup fresh coconut

2 byadgi chilies, roasted quickly in 1/2 tsp oil

1 tsp tamarind pulp

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

Tempering

1 tsp oil

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

Method

1. Mix cucumber, salt, green chilies & ginger. Keep aside.

2. Grind the masala to a coarse paste, without adding any water.

3. Stir in the ground masala in the cucumber mixture.

4. Heat oil in a small saucepan. Add mustard seeds. Let them splutter.

5. Add sizzling oil in the raita and stir. Cover.

Note -

1. Do not make this raita too much in advance. As time goes by, there will be a lot of moisture due to cucumber.

2. For the traditional flavor, use coconut oil.

Cucumber plant showing off its first baby cucumber