Raita (Noun)
Meaning
An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- Raita was served on the side to help cool down the palate after the spicy meal.
- To temper the richness of the meal, my aunt recommended that we serve raita.
- Her specialty was making different variations of raita for our family gatherings.
- On hot summer days, she loved eating cucumber raita with basmati rice.
- My grandmother would send us into the garden to pick cucumbers for her famous cucumber and cumin raita.