Kachumber Salad is a basic Indian salad made with fresh onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and fresh cilantro/coriander leaves. It is an everyday oil-free salad that is served in almost all Indian households with meals. Each having their own variations, some like it grated some like it cubed and some finely chopped.
This salad has the most basic dressing of lemon juice with Indian spice mix Chaat masala and salt. Some people also like to add some roasted cumin powder and mint leaves (if available) for an extra refreshing taste. If you like to add some heat in your salad you can also add some finely chopped green chillies or any kind peppers to it.
A simple meal of Dal Chawal and Rice or Yellow Moong Dal Khichdi with plain yogurt (Chass or Indian Buttermilk) and a bowl of Kachumber salad makes a complete soulful meal.
How to serve Kachumber Salad
Jazz up your rolls and wraps or roasted pappadums for masala papads with this simple salad. Add a bowl of boiled chickpeas(Kabuli Chane/Chole) or black chickpeas(Kale chane) for a tangy chana chaat. Simply add it in a bowl of beaten yogurt seasoned with chaat masala and roasted cumin powder and some chilli for heat, chilled raita is ready to relish with any Pulao or Biryani. There are so many options to play around and enjoy this salad.
This is the everyday salad that people prepare quite often for lunch, which is basic Indian meal of dal (any lentil), roti (chappati) or rice, dry subzi (optional), buttermilk or any yogurt preparation and bowl of salad.
In Pakistan, salads are served along with the main meal and not as a separate course. Kachumber salad is usually made with tomatoes, cucumber and onion and any variety of fresh herbs. You can use any vegetables you have on hand. You just want to chop up the vegetables in small equal sizes, for a proper kachumber salad.
The other nice thing about this salad is, it is only dressed with lemon juice, so it is super healthy.
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source: foodtrails25, internationalcuisine
