Grandmother Azra Syed’s Kachumbar Recipe
Trust a grandmother to make a simple three ingredient recipe special and delicious, and who better to show you than the expert cook, Mrs. Azra Syed herself.
Kachumber Salad
For Mrs. Azra Syed, condiments are an important part of the meal, and she gives this simple Pakistani side salad her own unique spin, making it healthy and delicious.
Kachumber is a salad made up of just 3 main ingredients - freshly chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and with the option of adding carrot or green chili peppers according to taste. Some form of the salad accompanies almost every meal in the sub-continent.
Ingredients (2020)SOCH Outreach Foundation
Ingredients
1 onion (sliced)
2 tomatoes (diced or sliced)
1 cucumber (diced or sliced)
1 or 2 green chillies (chopped)
2-3 tbsp freshly chopped cilantro leaves
2 tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
Step 1: Slice or chop the onion, cucumber and tomatoes finely.
Step 2: Shred the cilantro and keep aside.
Step 3: Place all the ingredients in a serving bowl, add the cilantro and chillies (if using).
Step 4: Add the lime juice and salt.
Step 5: Mix all the ingredients thoroughly, and leave to rest for a few minutes.
Best served with Daal Chawal (Lentils and Plain Rice).
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