Best Masala Fish Tacos With Cucumber Pepper Raita Recipes

EASY HOMEMADE RAITA

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This simple raita recipe for the classic Indian yogurt sauce is the perfect complement to starters, street food and curries. Refreshing and cooling with mint and cucumber, it can be mixed up in minutes. Perfect for balancing the hottest Indian dishes.

Provided by Helen Best-Shaw

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

½ cucumber
1 cup natural yogurt (240b, full fat)
1 tbsp fresh mint
pinch salt
¼ tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp fresh coriander leaf (cilantro)
½ hot green chilli (finely chopped)

Steps:

Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon and discard. If you want to, you can also peel the cucumber.
Grate the cucumber.
Give the grated cucumber a gentle squeeze, either in your hands, or by wrapping in a muslin cloth.
Strip the mint leaves from the stalks, reserving a few for garnish, and finely chop.
Mix the grated cucumber, mint, yogurt and salt together. Allow to stand for at least 20 minutes, 2-3 hours if possible.
Stir, garnish with the reserved mint leaves and serve at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 43 kcal, Carbohydrate 4 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 29 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 3 g, ServingSize 1 serving

COOL CUCUMBER RAITA

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Provided by Tyler Florence

Categories condiment

Time 40m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 pints thick yogurt (recommended: Greek yogurt)
1/2 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped
1 teaspoon cumin seed
1 lemon, juiced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Steps:

Put the yogurt, cilantro, cumin, lemon juice, and salt and pepper, to taste, into a blender and puree until the mixture is smooth and green. Pour it into a bowl and fold in the cucumber and mint. Refrigerate at least 1/2 hour before serving to allow the flavors to develop. Taste and adjust the seasoning before serving and drizzle with a little olive oil.

RAITA RECIPE

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Raita Recipe- an Indian yogurt sauce with cucumber, mint and cilantro. Cooling and refreshing, serve this with spicy Indian dishes to cool the palate.

Provided by Sylvia Fountaine

Categories sauce

Time 15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

¾ cup whole milk plain yogurt ( or sub coconut yogurt)
½ cup finely diced or grated cucumber (removed seeds first)
1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion (optional, sub chives or green onion)
2 teaspoons lemon or lime juice, more to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted, crushed ( or use ground)
½ teaspoon coriander seeds, toasted, crushed ( or use ground)
2-3 tablespoons chopped mint
2-3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
¼ teaspoon salt, more to taste
¼ teaspoon pepper
for heat, add 1-2 teaspoons finely minced serrano peppers- optional
garnish with fresh herbs, chive blossoms or chili flakes

Steps:

Place all ingredients in a bowl and stir.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 43 calories, Sugar 3.8 g, Sodium 85.9 mg, Fat 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 4.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.9 g, Cholesterol 3 mg

RAITA

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This minty sauce with a creamy yogurt base is a classic Indian side - this version has garam masala and ginger for a warming kick

Provided by Mark Sargeant

Categories Condiment, Side dish

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

250g Greek yogurt
1 garlic clove
thumb-sized piece ginger , finely grated
½ small pack coriander , chopped
0.25 small pack mint , leaves chopped
juice 0.5 lime
½ tsp garam masala , plus a little extra to serve
¼ cucumber , grated and lightly squeezed

Steps:

Mix all the ingredients and season. Serve sprinkled with extra garam masala.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 45 calories, Fat 3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 2 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium

MASALA FISH TACOS WITH CUCUMBER PEPPER RAITA

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Categories Fish Grill/Barbecue

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

1 large lemon
1 cup whole milk plain yogurt
1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
2 teaspoon garam masala powder
2 teaspoon grated garlic cloves
2 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 lbs firm white fish, cubed
For Raita :
2 large cucumbers, seeded, peeled, sliced
2 teaspoons salt
1 large lemon
1 cup whole milk yogurt
1 small red bell pepper, seeded, sliced
2 tablespoon finely chopped mint
Accompaniment:
Indian chapati bread
12 long metal skewers

Steps:

Grate zest from lemon and squeeze all juice from it. In a bowl mix zest, lemon juice and all other ingredients. Refrigerate 2-3 hours. Meanwhile prepare raita. Mix sliced cucumbers with salt in colander. Let stand 30 minutes. Using paper towels, squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Grate zest from lemon and extract 2 tablespoon lemon juice. Mix cucumber, lemon zest, juice and all other ingredients in bowl. Adjust salt to taste. Refrigerate. Oil grill and preheat grill to hot. Thread fish on 12 long metal or bamboo skewers. Spray fish cubes with nonstick spray. Grill about 4-5 minutes per side or until fish flakes easily and outside is nicely browned. Warm chapati by placing them on outside of grill. Serve fish with chapati and raita. Let each diner push fish cubes from skewer, place a few on chapati, top with some cucumber raita, fold over in half and eat.