Cucumber Raita (Koshimbir)

Indian meals are generally served as a single course meal, which is popularly known as Thaali. A traditional Thaali includes rice, roti/flatbread, fried appetizers, curry, achar/pickles, raita, mithai/sweets and many more delicacies.
For our weekday meals, I don't find time to cook such an elaborate menu. But I definitely make time for this Koshimbir.

Ingredients:
Mini Cucumbers/Kakdi - 4
Yogurt/Curds/Dahi - about 1 cup
Roasted Peanuts/Groundnuts/Shenga - 2 tbsp
Phutane/Dalia/Roasted Chana Dal - 2 tbsp
Green Chili - 1
Coriander/Cilantro Leaves/Kothimbir - few sprigs
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Salt

How to prepare Kakdi Koshimbir:

• Grind roasted peanuts, phutane and green chili to a slightly coarse powder. Finely chop coriander leaves.
• Wash and grate the cucumbers. You can finely chop the cucumbers as well. No need to peel the skin.
• In a mixing bowl, add yogurt, salt and sugar. Mix well. Now add peanut powder, phutane powder and grated cucumbers. Mix all the ingredients well and Cucumber Raita is ready.
• Along with cilantro leaves, you can also add a few mint/pudina leaves as well. Instead of green chilies, you can use black pepper powder as well.

Garnish with cilantro and serve Kaakdi Koshimbir as a side dish with rice or roti.