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Easy Pahadi Kheera Raita Recipe for the Hot Summer Months

The weather is hot and humid these days and the body keeps craving cooling foods to help us feel refreshed.2.  If you are someone who is looking forward to keeping yourself cool and also helping you lose weight, then adding cucumbers to your diet is an excellent option.

Pahadi kheera raita is not just tasty but also super easy to whip up in a jiffy. 

Ingredients

2-3 chopped green chillies    7-8 cloves of garlic (you can skip it completely as well)    An inch of ginger    Salt    Less than 1/4th teaspoon of turmeric powder    Red chilli powder    Mustard seeds    ½ teaspoon of cumin    A handful of finely chopped fresh coriander leaves and mint leaves    400 grams of curd 2 cucumbers, grated

Take the chopped green chillies, ginger, garlic, cumin, and mustard seeds and crush them a little using mortar and pestle.

Then add the freshly chopped coriander and mint leaves along with some salt, turmeric powder and chill powder and keep crushing it for some time to prepare a rough textured chutney. Do not try to make it too fine.

Now, put aside this chutney in a small bowl.

Add the grated cucumber to the 400 grams of curd and mix it properly. You can get rid of the lumps in the curd till it looks smooth to you.

Now, add the kept-aside chutney to the curd and cucumber mix.

Your pahadi kheera raita is ready. You can serve it right away or chill it for some time by keeping it in the fridge.

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