Kachumber salad
Kachumber salad, from above
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Kachumber salad

Cucumber, tomato, onion, lemon. The crunchy friend every plate of dal needs.

10 minTime
1 gProtein each
mildSpice
Chopped to bits3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
28kcalsame
1 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
10minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Cucumber1 large, diced
Tomato2 medium, diced
Onion1 small, diced
Green chilli1, finely chopped
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful, chopped
Lemon juice1 tbsp
Salt½ tsp
Chaat masala½ tsp
Cumin powder (ground cumin)½ tsp, roasted

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Dice the cucumber, tomato and onion into small, even pieces. Scoop out very watery tomato seeds.
  2. 2Rinse the diced onion in cold water and drain if it is very sharp.
  3. 3Just before serving, toss everything with chilli, coriander, lemon juice, salt, chaat masala and roasted cumin.
  4. 4Serve within 15 minutes with dal rice, biryani or rotis.
Serve it like this

Toss just before serving and bring it to the table cold, so it stays crisp.

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

Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
With a main Egg bhurji15 min
With a main Masala khichdi35 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
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