Wild Rice With Cherry And Walnuts and Cucumber Raita

I saw this recipe sometime back on food network channel and have written it down on my notebook.....But like a lot many other bookmarked recipes, this one also got  forgotten......It was when I was going through the book that I recalled this one and went immediately to the nearby grocery store to get the dry cherries and the wild rice...Its a very easy recipe and is very flavorful...we loved eating it with cucumber raita...

All you need for the rice is

Wild rice- 1cup(can use basmati rice also)
walnuts- 1\2 cup
Dried Cherries-!\2 cup
Salt
Butter- 1 tbsp
water- 3 cups

For Cucumber Raita

Yogurt-1 cup
Cucumber-1 (grated)
Salt
Cumin powder-1\2 tsp



Method of preparation

In a pan , add butter
When the butter is melted , add the remaining ingredients
Cover and cook for half an hour
Check if the rice are done otherwise add more water
If using plane Basmati rice add only 2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice

For Raita

Whisk the yogurt till smooth
Add cucumber, salt and cumin powder
Mix well
Serve it chilled