A simple and easy 5-minute yogurt sauce also known as Raita, Tzatziki Sauce or Chachik. A cooling sauce that will complement any spicy dish. Popular in Greece and India, this amazing Greek cucumber yogurt sauce is perfect balance to those robust dishes from abroad.
If you start delving into exotic cuisine from India, the Middle East and the Mediterranean and you will come across a familiar, delicious condiment that I am calling Yogurt Sauce. In India it is known as Raita, some middle eastern countries calls it Chachik and the Greeks call it Tzatziki Sauce.
This is a bare bones, easy, everyday version with just 5 ingredients. I LOVE using this as a condiment to spicy dishes from any country. The cooling effect compliments the fiery goodness from some of the best cuisine. I highly encourage you to keep some on hand at all times if you are delving into spicy recipes regularly.
Easy Everyday Yogurt Sauce
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Prep Time: 5 minutes![]()
Total Time: 5 minutes![]()
Yield: 3 cups![]()
Category: Condiment![]()
Method: Mix![]()
Cuisine: Indian
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A simple and easy 5-minute yogurt sauce also known as Raita, Tzatziki or Chachik. A cooling sauce that will complement any spicy dish. Popular in Greece and India, this amazing Greek cucumber yogurt sauce is perfect balance to those robust dishes from abroad.
Ingredients
2 cups Greek style yogurt
1 hothouse or english cucumber, diced
1/4 onion, diced (I prefer red onions)
juice of 1 lemon
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
salt to taste
Optional:
1/4 cup fresh herb of choice (dill, oregano, thyme, cilantro, chives etc)
Instructions
Mix ingredients in bowl, keep in fridge up to 1 week. Enjoy with spicy cuisine from around the world, experiment, have fun!!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/3 cup
- Calories: 98
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 69 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg