Must be thinking of how is it possible to have a raita without yogurt. Well here is a recipe {a low calorie, enriched with minerals and vitamins} in which you replace the yogurt with tomatoes. It is worth trying, specially in summer, the cool moist cucumber with it’s high water content really cools you from inside!

Ingredients
3 tomatoes (large)
2 tsp mint leaves, chopped
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
2 tbsp cumin powder (roasted and powdered)
1 cup cucumber peeled and cut in very small square pieces
1/2 tsp lemon juice
Common salt to taste
1 tbsp black salt
1/2 tsp oil

Method
Put some oil on your fingertips and rub it all over the tomatoes.
Broil the tomatoes in the oven. Turn it around and make sure it is roasted well on all sides.
After the tomatoes are broiled, let it cool in a bowl.
Once it has cooled, put the tomatoes {without peeling the black roasted covering} in a blender. Add the red chilli powder, black salt, common salt and blend the tomatoes.
Once done, pour the content of the blender back in the bowl. Add the cut cucumber and the roasted cumin and the lemon juice. Season it with mint leaves.
Enjoy the cucumber in the tomato!

- Shephali

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