How to Make the Perfect Kachumber Salad Recipe in Just 10 Minutes

Kachumber Salad makes in every home. These fresh raw vegetables helps to make body cooler. Kachumber salad is easy to make, refreshing and healthy dish that made with chopped vegetable like cucumber, onion and tomato. Seasoned with lemon juice, salt and spices, this salad offers crunchy and zesty flavour, it pair perfect with any type dish such as curries and grilled dishes. It no cooked dish packed with hydration, vitamin and minerals makes it nutrient full healthy dish. You can customize this with herbs such as coriander or mint and you can add green chili. Kachumber Salad is perfect in summer days and you are looking for quick and nutritious meal then this dish is perfect for you. You are learning Indian cooking, then you can try this easy recipe.

• Ingredient for Recipe

- 2 medium size chopped cucumber

- 2 medium size chopped tomato

- 1 medium size chopped onion

- 1 small size chopped green chili (optional)

- 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leave

- Lemon juice as your taste

- Salte to Taste

- ¼ teaspoon cumin powder (optional)

- ¼ teaspoon chaat masala (optional)

• Instruction of Recipe

Step 1: Wash and chop vegetable 

- Wash cucumber, tomato and onions.

- Peel cucumber (you want) and chop vegetables in small pieces.

Step 2: Mix Ingredient 

- Add chopped cucumber, tomato, onion and green chili in large mixing bowl.

Step 3: Add Seasoning 

- Add salt, cumin powder, chaat masala (if you are using), add fresh lemon juice.

Step 4: Toss Salad 

- Use spoon or gently toss all ingredients until well mixed.

Step 5: Garnish and Enjoy 

- Add freshly chopped coriander on salad top for added flavor and garnish. Serve and enjoy immediately for fresh and crunchy taste.

• Nutrition Information of Kachumber Salad

- Serving: 4 Serves 

- Calories: 40 kcal

- Protein: 1.2 g

- Carbs: 8 g

- Fat: 0.3 g

- Fiber: 2 g

- Vitamin C: 18% of daily value

- Iron: 4% of daily value

- Potassium: 200 mg 

• Tips and Tricks of Kachumber Salad 

1. Use Fresh Ingredient: Use fresh and firm vegetable for make salad crunchy and flavourful. Don't use over ripe and soggy vegetables.

2. Uniform Chopping: Chop all vegetable in small and similar piece for best texture and easy to mix.

3. Adjust Seasoning: Adjust and use salt, lemon juice and spice according your taste

4. Add-on for variety: Increase salad taste with additional ingredient such as grated carrot, pomegranate seed or diced radish for extra flavor with crunch. You can add nuts, roasted peanut. Also you candd seeds like roasted pumpkin seed, sunflower seed for more crunchy and nutrition.

5. Make it Ahead: You can prepare vegetable in advance and mix with seasoning before serving for retain the crunch.

• FAQs

Q1 Kachumber salad is healthy meal?

Ans: Absolutely! This salad is have low calories, high in hydration, it have vitamins and minarals, makes it healthy dish.

Q2 Can I skip onion in kachumber salad?

Ans: Yes, you can skip onion if you are don't like onion's strong taste.

Q3 What pair best with Kachumber salad?

Ans: Kachumber salad pair best with curries, rice dishes, grilled meats.

Q4 Can I store and use leftover kachumar salad?

Ans: Yes, you can store leftover salad in refrigerator for upto one day. Vegetable releases water, so drain water before serving.

All the Best !