Grape Raita

Ingredients

  • 2 cups plain Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup low-fat milk
  • 1½ cups red grapes, halved
  • 2 tsp roasted ground cumin
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp ground red pepper
  • 3 Tbs canola oil
  • 2 tsp black or brown mustard seeds or cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 6 fresh or frozen curry leaves, torn into pieces
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt

Directions

  1. Combine yogurt and milk in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk until smooth.
  2. Stir in grapes, cumin, sugar, and pepper.
  3. Combine oil and mustard seeds or cumin seeds in a small skillet over medium-high heat; cook until cumin darkens or mustard seeds crackle (1 to 2 minutes), stirring frequently. (Cover pan if using mustard seeds.)
  4. Add fennel seeds and curry leaves, if desired; cook, uncovered, 10 more seconds, stirring.
  5. Pour oil mixture over yogurt mixture; chill completely (about 1 hour).
  6. Stir in salt before serving.