Cucumber Salad

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cucumbers, diced
• 2 green chilies (or less)
• 1/2 teaspoon tamarind pulp (less to taste depending on how much tang you like)
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, roasted
• 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, chopped
• salt
• jaggery ((preferably)) or brown sugar, to taste
• 6 curry leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon oil
• 2 dried red chilies
• 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds

Recipe

• 1 grind the green chillies, tamarind, grated coconut, roasted mustard seeds and cilantro together with salt and jaggery/ sugar to taste in a litle water to facilitate smooth grinding.
• 2 heat oil and when hot add the curry leaves, mustard seeds and the red chilli and heat till the mustard seeds splutter and the red chilli turns aromatic.
• 3 mix the ground paste with the cucumber pieces and pour the tempering over.
• 4 serve immediately.