Best 5 Indian Cucumber Salad Recipes

INDIAN CUCUMBER AND YOGURT SALAD: CUCUMBER RAITA

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• 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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• 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 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.

CUCUMBER SALAD, NORTH INDIAN STYLE

Steps:

• If you have large, waxed cucumbers, peel them. Otherwise, leave them unpeeled. Cut cucumbers in half lengthways (not necessary if the cucumbers are very slim). Then cut crossways into thin slices or chunks, as desired. Add remaining ingredients. Toss to mix and taste. Adjust seasonings as needed.