Cucumber Raita - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small cucumber
1 teaspoon cumin seed
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika

Preparation

Peel cucumber and cut lengthways in half. Slice each half finely.
Heat a small pan over a low heat and toast cumin seeds until they darken a little and smell fragrant. Allow them to cool, then crush with a rolling pin or pestle and mortar.
Beat the yoghurt until smooth, then stir in the cumin and salt.
Add the cucumber to the yoghurt, then transfer to a serving dish and garnish with cucumber slices and paprika.