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Kakdi koshimbir
Cucumber peanut salad
Kakdichi koshimbir (काकडीची कोशिंबीर): Maharashtrian cucumber salad with crushed peanuts, yogurt and a mustard-seed tempering
Koshimbir is the cool, crunchy salad that sits on the left side of a Marathi thali in Pune and Nashik, eaten at lunch with varan-bhaat and served at every festival meal. This one is grated or finely chopped cucumber mixed with crushed roasted peanuts, green chilli and a little yogurt, then finished with a fizz of mustard seeds and asafoetida in hot oil. A portion is about 110 kcal. The common mistake is not squeezing the cucumber, which makes the salad watery within minutes; press out the juice (and drink it). Chef's tip: add the crushed peanuts at the last moment so they stay crunchy, and use a pinch of sugar only if your yogurt is very sour.
- Total time
- 12 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbersabout 500 g, peeled and finely chopped or grated
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ⅜ oz roasted peanutscoarsely crushed
- 1 green chillifinely chopped
- ⅓ oz fresh corianderchopped
- 3 ½ oz plain yogurt
- 1 tsp lemon juice
For the tempering
- 1 tsp sunflower oil
- ½ tsp black mustard seeds
- 1 pinch asafoetidagluten-free
- 5 curry leaves (optional)
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Method
0/4 doneStep 2: Mix the cucumber in a bowl with 1 green chilli, ⅓ oz fresh coriander, 3 ½ oz plain yogurt, 1 tsp lemon juice and the rest of the ¼ tsp salt.
Step 3: Heat 1 tsp sunflower oil in a small pan over a medium heat. Add ½ tsp black mustard seeds; when it pops, add 1 pinch asafoetida and 5 curry leaves and pour straight over the salad.
1 minStep 4: Stir in 1 ⅜ oz roasted peanuts just before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 110 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 6 g
- Fat
- 7 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does kakdi koshimbir take?
- About 12 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 2 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of cucumbers?
- Courgette, same weight (in salads, use young ones).
- What can I use instead of green chilli?
- A pinch of chilli flakes per chilli.
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