Kachumber
also called kachumbar · cachumber · onion salad · indian onion salad · laccha pyaz · raw onion salad
- Curry House
- The Bowl Shop
- serves 6
- recipe says 25 min
- Salads
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 1 large(seeded and diced)cucumber | salt and stand 10 min, then tip off the water | toss just before it goes out |
| 2 medium(seeded and diced)tomatoes | ||
| 1 tspkosher salt | ||
| 1 large(halved and sliced as thin as you can)red onion | soak 10 min in ice water, then drain hard | |
| 2 cups(475 mL)ice water | ||
| 1(seeded, sliced fine)green chile | ||
| 3 Tbs(chopped)cilantro | ||
| 2 Tbs(30 mL)lime juice | ||
| 1/2 tspchaat masala | ||
| 1/4 tspblack pepper | ||
| Dressed it has about twenty minutes before it goes limp so the salting and the tossing sit at opposite ends | ||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.10 things to get out.
1salt and stand 10 min, then tip off the water
2soak 10 min in ice water, then drain hard
3toss just before it goes out
goes in with what steps 1 and 2 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 10 min1 of 3 steps gives no time
- Needs you
- none given
soak 10 min in ice water, then drain hard
10 minwalk awayfrom the start
salt and stand 10 min, then tip off the water
10 minwalk awayfrom the start
toss just before it goes out
not timed10 min in
- you can walk away
- never timed
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Kachumber
>> category: Salads
>> tags: indian, onion, cucumber, tomato, salad
>> counters: Curry House, The Bowl Shop
>> aka: kachumbar, cachumber, onion salad, indian onion salad, laccha pyaz, raw onion salad
>> pairs-with: papadom, seekh-kabab, dansak
>> servings: 6
>> time: 25 min
>> step: soak 10 min in ice water, then drain hard
Soak @red onion{1%large}(halved and sliced as thin as you can) in @ice water{2%cup}(475 mL) ~soak{10%min}, then drain it and press it dry in a cloth.
>> step: salt and stand 10 min, then tip off the water
Rest @cucumber{1%large}(seeded and diced) and @tomatoes{2%medium}(seeded and diced) under @kosher salt{1%tsp} ~stand{10%min}, then tip the pool of water off.
>> step: toss just before it goes out
Toss @&(~1)drained cucumber and tomato{} with @&(~2)soaked onion{}, @green chile{1}(seeded, sliced fine), @cilantro{3%Tbs}(chopped), @lime juice{2%Tbs}(30 mL), @chaat masala{1/2%tsp} and @black pepper{1/4%tsp}, and put it on the table straight away.
Dressed it has about twenty minutes before it goes limp so the salting and the tossing sit at opposite ends.