Greek Tzatziki Dip

Name: Greek Tzatziki Dip
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup homemade full fat yogurt; 1 cucumber unpeeled and seeded; 2 garlic cloves grated; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp fresh mint leaves chopped finely; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 1/4 th tsp black salt

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Tzatziki is a delicious and refreshing Greek cucumber yogurt dip which is flavored with fresh herbs and garlic.It is made with thick hung curd and served chilled along with any appetizer of your choice be it pita bread, chips, french fries,fresh veggie sticks or as a sauce with grilled or baked dish or as a spread over sandwiches or over kababs.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

10 minutes

2 servings

1 cuphomemade full fat yogurt
1cucumber unpeeled and seeded
2garlic cloves grated
1 tbspolive oil
1 tsplemon juice
1 tbspfresh mint leaves chopped finely
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
1/4 th tsp black salt

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Chop off both ends of cucumber and slice in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds with a spoon. Grate on the large holes of a grater.Squeeze out all liquid from the grated cucumber through a sieve. Transfer the squeezed cucumber to a serving bowl. Strain out extra liquid from yogurt. Thick yogurt is needed to get the right texture of this authentic Greek Tzatziki Dip. Add this to the cucumber.
2

Combine black pepper powder, olive oil, grated garlic, black salt, lemon juice and chopped mint leaves along with yogurt and cucumber. Mix all and refrigerate. Serve chilled as a dip with pita bread, crackers, crisps, french fries, vegetables, as a sauce over the grilled or baked dish or as a spread in sandwiches or over kababs. This dip can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.