VIJAYA'S RECIPES

CUCUMBER SALAD – (KAKDICHI KOSHIMIR )

Servings             :  4 People

Preparation time  :  15 mins

Cooking time       :  5 mins

Ingredients:

• Cucumber                               :        3 to 4
• Roasted Peanut Powder        :        5 tblsp
• Grated Coconut                     :        5 tblsp
• Coriander chopped                :        3tbsp
• Green chillies chopped          :        3
• Salt                                          :        as per taste
• Sugar                                       :        1 tsp

For Tempering:

• Oil                                           :        3 tsp
• Jeera (Cumin Seeds)             :        ½ tsp
• Rai (Mustard Seeds)             :        ½ tsp
• Kadipatta (Curry Leaves)    :    8 to 10
• Heeng (Asafoetida)                :        ¼ tsp

Method:

• Peel off Cucumber skin , wash/ Rinse them . Pat them Dry and finely chop Cucumber into small pieces.
• Add Salt and keep it aside for 10 to 15 mins.
• After 15 mins. gently squeeze off the excess water from the Cucumber
• Dry Roast Peanuts in a Pan , peel off skin (de-skin ) and blend it in a mixing jar into a coarse powder
• In a big Bowl – add Cucumber  - Peanut Powder – Grated Coconut – Green Chillies – Coriander and Mix well.
• Heat oil in a small pan . Add Cumin seeds – Mustard seeds - Curry Leaves & Heeng (Asafoetida ). Add this Tempering to bowl containing  Cucumber  
• Squeeze one Lemon (add 1 lemon juice)
•  Garnish it with Coriander. 
• Our Cucumber Salad (Kakdichi Koshimbir) is ready to serve !!!                                                       

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