Indian Cucumber Salad Recipes

INDIAN CUCUMBER SALAD

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• In a large bowl, combine the yogurt, sour cream and salt. Add the cucumbers, onion, tomato and jalapeno; stir until blended. Garnish with cilantro if desired.

INDIAN CUCUMBER SALAD

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• Peel cucumbers; slice in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Dice the cucumbers and place in a bowl.
• Whisk together yogurt, lemon juice, sugar, cumin and mint.
• Pour over cucumbers and toss to coat.

INDIAN CUCUMBER AND YOGURT SALAD: CUCUMBER RAITA

Steps:

• Whisk the yogurt until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients, plus a little freshly ground black pepper if you like. Stir, chill, and serve.

INDIAN CUCUMBER SALAD

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• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the cumin and fennel seeds in a small pan and bake until lightly browned, about 4 to 5 minutes. Let cool. Place in a spice grinder and pulse until coarsely ground. Place in a bowl and mix in the peppercorns, salt and cayenne, if using.
• Arrange the tomato slices in overlapping layers around the perimeters of 4 plates. Sprinkle with a little of the spice mixture. Just inside the tomatoes, arrange the cucumber slices in concentric circles, overlapping the layers slightly. Sprinkle the cucumbers with lemon juice, using 1 1/2 teaspoons for each plate. Season with some of the spice mixture.
• Place the onions in a bowl and toss with 2 teaspoons of the spice mixture and the remaining lemon juice. Mound the onions in the centers of the plates and serve.

INDIAN CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Halve the cucumber lengthways, then scoop out the seeds and slice. Mix with mustard seeds, vinegar and sugar.