Raita is a yogurt salad
popular in Indian cuisine. Designed to be a a cooling counter-balance
for many spicy Indian dishes, like Pork Balls
in Curry Sauce
or Bombay
Pork Skillet. Reduce
the calories by using lowfat or nonfat plain yogurt.
Corn
& Cumin Raita
- 1 cup fresh corn niblets,
cooked crisp-tender and drained*
- 2 teaspoons cumin seed
1 small tomato, chopped
1 (8-ounce) carton plain yogurt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- In a small saute pan,
toast cumin seed over high heat, stirring constantly; remove
from heat, allow to cool slightly, crush and place in a small
bowl.
- Stir in corn and rest
of ingredients until well blended and serve.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
*1 cup canned corn niblets,
drained or 1 cup frozen corn niblets, thawed and drained can
be substituted.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
(1/4 cup): Calories 60 calories; Protein 3 grams; Fat 1 grams;
Sodium 105 milligrams; Cholesterol 0 milligrams; Saturated Fat
0 grams; Carbohydrates 11 grams
Recipe provided courtesy of Pork, The Other White
Meat.
