Cacık
Cacık, from above
VegTurkey

Cacık

Cool yoghurt, cucumber, garlic and mint. Turkey's raita, slightly soupier.

10 minTime
4 gProtein each
mildSpice
Turkey's raita2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayTurkish summer style.
The original
93kcalsame
4 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
10minutessame

The original cacık.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)1⅔ cups
Cucumber1 large, grated
Garlic1 clove, crushed
Mint leaves1 tsp dried mint
Olive oil2 tsp
Water½ cup cold
Saltto taste

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Whisk the curd with garlic, salt and cold water to the thickness you like.
  2. 2Fold in the grated cucumber and dried mint.
  3. 3Drizzle olive oil, sprinkle more mint and chill.
Serve it like this

Serve chilled in small bowls with ice cubes in summer.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Cacık: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Gözleme60 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
With a main Adana kebab45 min
With a main Mantı120 min
With a main Kıymalı pide100 min
A little snack Kibbeh90 min
To drink Ayran5 min
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