Pickled Kachumber

You’ll find classic kachumber speckled throughout this book: it’s a salty, tart onion “salad” (I use the term loosely for lack of a better word) served as a punchy accompaniment to lots of rich, rice-forward traditional dishes. Versions vary, sometimes dressed with vinegar for acid, but the one I grew up on relied solely on lemon juice (usually Real Lemon, which may be real, but it’s no substitute for fresh lemon juice). While onion remains the star, variations of kachumber may include toma