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Kachumber Salad [Authentic Indian Salad]
Chop. Toss. Serve. This classic Indian salad is all done in under 15 minutes with no cooking required. Simple everyday ingredients such as tomato, onion and cucumber make this kachumber salad a midweek favourite.
Course
Salad
Cuisine
Indian
Diet
Gluten Free, Low Fat, Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian
Dietary
Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Plant-Based, Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Calories
58
kcal
Ingredients
2
tomatoes
large
1
red onion
small
1
cucumber
medium
1
green chilli
finely chopped
¼
cup
cilantro
chopped (coriander)
¼
tsp
salt
¼
tsp
pepper
¼
tsp
red chilli powder
¼
tsp
cumin powder
½
lime
juiced
Metric
-
US Customary
Instructions
Chop the tomatoes, onion, cucumber and green chilli.
Mix them with the rest of the ingredients.
Garnish with some cilantro (coriander). It can also be added to the salad if you wish.
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Notes
A good
red chilli powder substitute
is cayenne pepper. If the red chilli pepper is too much, you can just add black pepper powder.
You can
replace coriander
with flat leaf parsley.
The citrus component can be
lime or lemon
.
You can use
serrano or jalapeños
if you can’t find green chillies.
Some known variations
to the recipe include adding red radish, carrots, bell peppers, cabbage, pomegranate arils and mint leaves.
For some crunch
, you can add peanuts, walnuts or some seeds such as pepitas, sunflower seeds or hemp seeds.
For a
kachumber salad with vinegar,
replace the lime or lemon juice with equal parts vinegar.
Nutrition
Calories:
58
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
13
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
1
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Sodium:
197
mg
|
Potassium:
565
mg
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
7
g
|
Vitamin A:
1582
IU
|
Vitamin C:
32
mg
|
Calcium:
39
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg