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Cucumber Salad (Indian-Style)

By Jigna
This Cucumber Salad is an Indian-style dish with tangy, spicy, slightly sweetened, and fresh flavors! It is a quick 5-minute recipe and perfect to serve with mains or enjoy as a healthy snack.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Cuisine Indian
Course Salad, Side Dish
Diet Healthy, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large English cucumber peeled and diced
  • 1 small green chili seeded and finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon coarsely ground roasted cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon chaat masala
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or to taste
  • 2 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro

Instructions
 

  • Add diced cucumber, green chili, ground cumin, chaat masala, salt, pepper, maple syrup, and lemon juice in a medium mixing bowl. Toss well to mix.
  • Taste and adjust the seasonings as required.
  • Add chopped cilantro and mix well. Cover the bowl and refrigerate it for 10 minutes before serving.

Storing Suggestion

  • Once the salt is mixed with the cucumbers, the water will be released, making the salad runny. Therefore, it is best to serve this Cucumber Salad on the same day it is made.
  • But if you still have leftover salad, cover it tightly and refrigerate for a day.

Notes

  1. Cucumber: If using a cucumber with many seeds, cut it lengthwise, remove the seeds, and then chop it.
  2. Green Chili: If you do not want your salad spicy, skip the green chili. Or, instead of green chili, you can add red chili powder, red pepper flakes, or hot paprika.
  3. Spices: Add more or fewer spices as per your taste preference.
  4. Make-Ahead: Cucumber salad can not be prepared in advance, as adding salt makes it watery. However, you can prepare it by mixing all the ingredients except salt and cilantro, covering it tightly, and refrigerating it. When you are ready to serve, add salt and chopped cilantro, mix well, and serve.
  5. Scaling: This recipe serves two people, but it can easily be doubled, tripled, or halved as needed.

Nutrition (Approximate Values)

Calories : 24kcalCarbohydrates : 6gProtein : 1gFat : 0.2gSaturated Fat : 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat : 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat : 0.01gSodium : 3mgPotassium : 223mgFiber : 1gSugar : 3gVitamin A : 184IUVitamin C : 4mgCalcium : 24mgIron : 0.4mg
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