Kachumber – An Indian salsa from Parsi cuisine

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While Kachumber can mean any Indian salad, essentially a few salad vegetables, finely sliced and served with a wedge of lemon, the Kachumber recipe here is a quintessentially Parsi salad or salsa that is served along with a main dish like dhansak and rice.  Kachumber consists of finely chopped cucumber, tomatoes and onions, tossed in some salt and vinegar and allowed to marinade in this for at least 2 hours before serving. It provides a much needed freshness and zing to the heavy main course dishes like a Dhansak.

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I serve this along with a Vegetable Dhansak and a Parsi Brown Rice to make an elegant main course for a lunch or dinner party or a leisurely weekend brunch. I use Cider Vinegar for this Kachumber, but you can experiment with whatever vinegar you have handy.

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Kachumber - An Indian salsa from Parsi cuisine

Kachumber is a quintessentially Parsi salad or salsa that is served along with a main dish like dhansak and rice. A super refreshing condiment that goes well with any Indian meal

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Prep Time 2 hrs

Total Time 2 hrs

Course condiments

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 serving

Ingredients

  

• 1/2 cup Cucumber , peeled and finely chopped
• 3/4 cup onions Finely chopped
• 1/2 cup tomatoes Deseeded and finely chopped
• 1 - 2 green chilli Fresh
• handful Coriander leaves
• 2 tbsps Cider vinegar
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Black pepper powder

Instructions

 

• In a large bowl, add all the vegetables.
• Finely mince the green chilli and add to the vegetables.
• Finely chop coriander leaves, and add to the bowl along with vinegar, salt and pepper. Using a spoon, toss well until everything is well combined.
• Cover and keep aside for a minimum of 2 hours, or for longer in the refrigerator.
• Serve along with a Dhansak and Rice, or as a condiment to accompany any Indian meal.

Notes

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The addition of vinegar and allowing the flavours to develop over a couple of hours is what differentiates it from other regular Indian kachumber salads that are just mixed and served immediately. It is not very different from a Pico De Gallo in Mexican cuisine that uses lemon juice instead.

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Veg Dhansak / Vegetarian Parsi Dhansak

Dhansak is a delicious Parsi dish made using a mix of lentils (dhan) and vegetables (sakh). My vegetarian version comes with the stamp of approval from my Parsi friends 🙂 You must try this!
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