Mast O Khiyar (Yogurt And Cucumbers) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups whole milk plain yogurt
2 small grated thin-skinned cucumbers
1/2 small onion, grated
1/3 cup of fresh mint, shredded
thinly sliced green onion, as garnish (optional)
fresh ground pepper (optional)
1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 minced fresh garlic clove (optional)

Preparation

Leave skins on cucumbers for color.
Mix all ingredients, add garnish.
Chill and serve.
Garnish with sprigs of fresh mint.
Only if you have no choice should you use dried mint. It just isn't as good. We eat it this way in winter when we have no fresh mint, as a sauce on rice with an Iranian stew.