Chucumber

Name: Chucumber
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2 small cucumbers, about 200 g (7 oz, finely chopped; 100 g (3½ oz) ripe tomatoes, finely chopped; 3 tablespoons finely chopped coriander (cilantro); 1 red chilli, finely chopped; 1 red onion, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 1½ teaspoons chaat masala; 1 green chilli, finely chopped; 1½ tablespoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon oil; 125 g (¾ cup) unroasted peanuts, roughly chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food of India

By Priya Wickramasinghe and Carol Selva Rajah

Published 2005

About

A very healthy North Indian snack often served as a starter in restaurants, or with drinks. Many of the ingredients can be increased or decreased according to personal taste. The combination of cucumber and fresh coriander (cilantro) is very refreshing.

Ingredients

1 red onion, finely chopped
2 small cucumbers, about 200 g (7

Asia
India
Starter
Vegan
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Stir together in a bowl the onion, cucumber, tomato, coriander, chillies and lemon juice.

Heat the oil in a heavy-based frying pan over high heat, add the peanuts and salt and fry for 1 minute. Sprinkle with the pepper and chaat masala and stir. Fry for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and add to the onion mixture. Season with more salt, to taste, just before serving. The seasoning is ad