Kachumber

also called kachumbar · cachumber · onion salad · indian onion salad · laccha pyaz · raw onion salad

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The table

Kachumber: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
1 large(seeded and diced)cucumbersalt and stand 10 min, then tip off the watertoss 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 onionsoak 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
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What to lay out

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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

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 10 min1 of 3 steps gives no time
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  1. soak 10 min in ice water, then drain hard

    10 minwalk awayfrom the start

  2. salt and stand 10 min, then tip off the water

    10 minwalk awayfrom the start

  3. toss just before it goes out

    not timed10 min in

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.