Name: Laccha
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; ¼ teaspoon chilli powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 red onion, finely sliced into rings; 450 g (1 lb) cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food of India

By Priya Wickramasinghe

Published 2005

About

This speciality from Delhi is a tomato and onion accompaniment that is almost like a salad. It is easy to prepare and goes particularly well with tandoori meats and breads such as chapatis, puris or naan.

Ingredients

1 red onion, finely sliced into rings
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Mix the onion with the salt and leave in a sieve or colander to drain for 10 minutes. Rinse under cold water, then drain and put in a bowl.

Place a small frying pan over low heat and dry-roast the cumin seeds until aromatic. Grind the roasted seeds to a fine powder using a spice grinder or pestle and mortar. Add the cumin and chilli powder to the onion and mix well.

Arrange the

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