Gujarati Wedding-style Cucumber Raita/ Kakdi Raitu/ Raita

Ingredients

2 cucumbers- shredded 

1 green chilli- chopped

Split mustard seeds  (without skin) (1 teaspoon)

Cilantro (2-3 sprigs) -chopped

Yogurt (1 cup)

Whole mustard seeds (1/2 teaspoon)

Sugar (1 tablespoon)-optional

Salt (as per taste)

Oil

Asafoetida

Tips:

1. If split mustard seeds are unavailable, whole mustard seeds can be crushed and used.

2. Some folks do not like Raita of thinner consistency. In those cases, remove water from cucumbers prior to adding them to yogurt.

3. For Gujarati-style Raita, put sugar.

4. It is a good idea to taste the cucumber(s) prior to preparing Raita as sometimes the cucumbers can be bitter.