I didn't use onion, green chili, mint, or cilantro since I didn't have any around. However I had some left over green chutney from an Indian restaurant which I mixed in, and the cilantro in that was mild enough for my taste, even though I don't like cilantro.
plain yogurt
1 large cucumber or a few small ones
salt
optional: 1 finely chopped green chili or a small amount of chopped onion
optional garnishes: mint, cilantro, chili powder or cayenne pepper
The basic recipe is to peel and seed 1 large cucumber. Then grate the cucumber. Lightly salt the grated cucumber and let it sit for 30 minutes until it is watery. Squeeze out the water. This step is to make sure that the cucumber won't make the yogurt watery. Taste the cucumber--it if it really salty then rinse it and let it sit for a while longer and re-squeese. Mix the salted cucumber with yogurt and let sit for at least half an hour in the fridge so that the flavors combine. Add the onion and green chili if you are using them. Taste and adjust for salt.
Before serving you can mix in freshly chopped cilantro leaves, and mint leaves, and optionally also garnish with chili powder or cayenne pepper
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