Mast O Khiar

Mast O Khiar is an easy to make and delicious Persian dish made with yogurt and cucumbers. To make it more palatable, you can add nuts or herbs and some spices.

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Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish

Cuisine: Persian

Keyword: Mast O Khiar

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 0

Calories: 64kcal

Ingredients

4 cup of greek yogurt or any other fatty yogurt
1 cup heavy cream (optional)
2 cucumbers
1 clove garlic (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon dried ground mint
2 teaspoon dried ground rose
1 teaspoon dried ground wild thyme (optional)
½ cup chopped or ground walnuts
⅓ cup raisins

Instructions

Pour the yogurt into a bowl.
Peel and chop the cucumbers and add them to the yogurt
Shred the garlic into the bowl
Add salt and mix them well.
Add 1 teaspoon of mint
Add 1 teaspoon of rose
Add walnuts
Add the cream at this point
Add raisins
Add wild thymes
Mix them well, decorate the top with rest of the spices and some walnuts
Chill it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes

Notes

Uniqop’s advice

Use the fattiest yogurt you can find
For a better texture, shred the cucumbers and garlic and add ground walnuts
Taste it and adjust the salt and raisins amount to your taste
Do not overuse mint, because it can result in a bitter taste
You’d better use a greek yogurt without adding cream than using a non-fat yogurt plus cream

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