3 Easy Indian Condiments

Three quick and easy Indian condiments to make your curry special: Cucumber Raita, Onion and Tomato Salad, Banana Sambal.

For Cucumber Raita:

• ½ cucumbr-about 12cm
• 100ml natural yoghurt
• 5-10g fresh mint or coriander

Method:

Wash the cucumber and cut into small dice-about ½cm on each side. Finely chop the herbs to give a good tablespoonful. Mix the herbs with the yoghurt. Mix in the cucumber.

For Onion and Tomato Salad:

• 2 tomatoes (about 50g)
• 1 small white onions (about 50g)
• 10g fresh coriander

Method:

Chop the tomatoes-about ½ cm on each side. Finely chop the onion-about half the sixe of the tomato. Mix the onion and tomato. Finely chop the coriander leaves and scatter over.

For Banana Sambal:

• 1 large banana
• 1 tsp lemon or lime juice
• 2 tsp desiccated coconut

Method:

Peel the banana and slice fairly thinly. Transfer to a small bowl. Sprinkle banana slices with lemon juice and coconut flakes. gently shake the bowl to cover the banana slices with coconut flakes.