You will need:
- thick Greek yogurt - 1 cup (if not available, hang the yogurt)
- Garlic cloves finely chopped - 6-7 cloves
- Extra virgin olive oil - 4 tbsp
- Cucumber grated- 1/4 cup
- Dill finely chopped - 1/4 cup
- salt to taste
First, mix the salt and grated cucumber and leave for 2-3 mins (this step is important as the salt helps to remove the moisture from the cucumber). Mix in all of the other ingredients into the yogurt. From the cucumber, press out all the water and add into the yogurt, mix it well and chill for half an hour
That nice to read ur Greek tour and experience...
ReplyDeleteThanx for sharing a very new recipe...
Sounds so simple and more like cucumber raita with greek yogurt..perfect with some rice...
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ReplyDelete@Jyoti V..yes, we had a lovely time there..
@Vrinda..very simple, we don't add garlic and oil i raita..
hey jagruti...yes it is indeed awesome...didn't know the name, my usual variation from the spinach dip is the dill dip that I make..this sure sounds wonderful !!
ReplyDeleteJust love this greek dip..havent prepared yet at home, thanks for sharing..
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ReplyDelete@SE..indeed it is awesome..my family loves it..
@Priya..hope you try it out, won't be dispointed..
Fantastic.. my husband and I both love greek food that we get here in the US. I especially ask for cucumber sauce as the lady calls it which I think is really tzatziki...Thanks for enlightening me with the virgin oil, garlic and expecially dill which I had not guessed after tasting it. Thank you
ReplyDeleteoh wow, this sure looks like a great greek party! I love tzatiki and now I found the secret to making this my greek restaurant style! thanks so much for the recipe, Jagruti!
ReplyDeleteJagruti.......Thanks for your lovely wishes
ReplyDeleteThe dip looks great.....Thanks for sharing lovely Greek recipe.....Great recipe and lovely clicks..... Snaps are beautiful too
That really looks so good, i have tasted this before and couldn't guess the dill leaves. Thanks for sharing the photos.
ReplyDeleteTzatziki! It's a cool name! It's cool and refreshing! A must try!
ReplyDeleteNice introduction to the dish :).. thank you for sharing the yummy dish and introducing new cuisine to us :)... the place looks heavenly!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks You Jagruti for the Award !! They have been placed on my site and linked with your blog.:)
ReplyDeleteOn seeing the name of the recipe i thought it is a complicated one,but absolutely an easy cucumber dip.love the texture.
ReplyDeleteI love tzatziki... and looks really good:)
ReplyDeleteHi. I am yet to taste greek food. It was nice reading about your greek tour and your culinary classes there.
ReplyDeleteVery simple and healthy dip, my only worry is dill, I can't stand it's smell...
Thank you guys for visiting me..
ReplyDelete@Pari; you can use mint if you want, try it out..i haven't used mint though..
New to me...will try it out...thnx 4 sharing...
ReplyDeletehi jagruti,
ReplyDeletelooks very intersting. i have never tasted any greek recipe. i will give a try with your recipe.
une assiette bien alléchante et très appétissante
ReplyDeletebonne soirée
@FimereJe; vous remercie de me rendre visite et votre commentaire lovely ... espérons que vous l'essayer et avoir un bon week-end ...:))
ReplyDelete@Cicily and Rupika; please try it out..won't be dissapointed
Fantastic recipe! Thank for visiting my blog. Kiss
ReplyDeleteHey nice experience u had in greece...this dip luks yummy...nice click...i love it, i learnt its recipe only few months back and loved it at first attempt.
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy ,lovely simple recipe We have this often with grilled pitta bread.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of this dip, though never had the chance to try it....garlic with extra virgin olive oil sounds simply awesome...thanks for sharing this yummy dip :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to read your tour experiences dear. Your dip seems so creamy n delicious.
ReplyDeleteThis is so blissfull for me...lovely recipe...will definitely try this out...Wow...yu went to Greece....lovely photos there....hope to get there some day :)
ReplyDeleteSOunds so yummy and unique dish:)
ReplyDeleteLoved reading this post n pics too! seems like u really had gr8 time! Cool yaar! n this dish is so simple n yummy! awesome!
ReplyDeleteGreece seems a really lovely place...wish i could go once...and Nice simple different dish...
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog..lovely simple n yummy dip..gr8 wid chips...
ReplyDeleteYummy recipe, dear....and the pics are awesome!...keep rocking!
ReplyDeleteThe tzatziki looks perfect..I love to add this in gyros..they taste yummy and awesome clicks dear.
ReplyDeleteas far as i'm concerned, the only greek foodstuff finer than tzatziki is baklava, and it's a tight race. if i didn't have such a sweet tooth, this creamy sauce would be tops. :)
ReplyDeletetzatziki looks so delicious, I have tried making it couple of times but without dill leaves..I am definitely going to add some next time..hope you are enjoying your weekend..
ReplyDeleteloved the Greece pics,thanks for sharing
hugs and smiles
tzatziki looks yum!
ReplyDeleteThank you guys... we did njoyy greece hoilday !!! life goes very fast, make most of it..
ReplyDelete@Grace ; yes, i do have a sweet tooth too..can have both...both greek, diffrent taste..
@Jaya : yes, i'm having a nice weekend..hope u too.. try with dill leaves won't regrate it..
That recipe looks wonderful and I have a small container of Greek yogurt in the fridge, I will try for sure :)
ReplyDeleteluvly..and a new recipe to me..thanks for sharing dear...:)
ReplyDeleteFirst time to ur Wonderful space...Nice collection of recipes..Never tried any Greek recipes..Thanks 4 sharing...Shud try our ur tzatziki soon...
ReplyDeleteAdding u 2 my blogroll...will come back
regards
deepti
Thats a great dip for snacks i must say...dill is such an amazing herb i love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sending this wonderful dip to Flavours of Greece event it looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful holiday :) I'm totally in love with Greece and the Greek islands, and spent a few months on Crete when I was younger. Went back there last Summer and found it as beautiful as ever, and the quality of ingredients you can get there like olive oil, herbs, olives, lemons and locally-made bread is superb! Perfect for matching with a bowl of tzatziki... If you're interested, take a look at some of our blog posts from last August and September to see what we got up to in the kitchen of our little self-catering apartment near Hersonissos...
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