Shredded Cucumber Achaar

The refreshing aroma of freshly shredded cucumber brings back warm memories of my childhood in Nepal. Cucumber achaar was prepared fresh daily at my home because it was my father’s favorite, and he preferred garden-fresh cucumbers cut into matchsticks or julienned. This is my family’s old recipe and you may adjust the spiciness to your liking. I prefer not to use bottled lemon juice because the preservatives in the bottled juice take away from the flavor of real lemon.