Today I have chosen to write about my daughter’s favourite salad known in Kannada as “Sutikai Kosambri” or in Marathi as “Kakdi chi Koshimbir”!
Packed with nutrients of cucumber, peanuts and/or coconut and curds it is one of the easiest and tastiest salad to put together plus you can eat it with chapatti or rice.
Ingredients:
2 cucumbers
1 tblspn peanuts
1 tblspn freshly grated coconut (optional)
1 cup thick curds
Salt
For Tempering
Oil
Mustard
Hing/asafetida
Curry leaves
Green chilies
Method:
1. Heat a kadhai /wok with the peanuts and dry roast them. Alternatively you could microwave them for 30 sec stir and repeat. (Please check this is what I do for mine. The timings will vary from unit to unit. The best guide is your nose) J
2. I generally do not peel my veggies as I believe I get rid of all the nutrients so I wash the cucumber well and cut the tops off.
3. Now comes the fun part get your kid to rub the top to cut portion of the cucumber till it foams. Mine says she is shaving the cucumber; sorry I have no pics of this one will update it at a later date. This is done as per my old granny to get rid of the bitterness of the cucumber.
4. Now if you have an Anjali cutter turn the blade to the cutting side facing up and bring the cucumber down on the blade gently. Remove & turn the cucumber and bring it down again. Repeat till you get fine cuts all along the cucumber. Cut it repat again. This is called in Kannada as “Khochodu” and in Marathi as “Chochne”. You can also do so with the ordinary knife only be careful. I prefer my kosambri this way to grating the cucumber as I like the crunch of the cucumber. This is how it looks.
5. Collect all the cucumber in a bowl and give them a slight squeeze and drain the juice out. Do not throw this juice out use it on you face it’s a wonderful astringent and face lightening agent.
6. By now your peanuts will have cooled down grind them coarse the choice is yours you could peel them or not. I don’t.
7. Dump it on the cucumber, coconut, salt and curd. Mix well.
8. To make the tempering heat the oil and add curry leaves fry till crisp add chillies remove both, add the mustard. When the mustard splutters add the hing/asafoetida.
9. Pour on the cucumber mix.
Enjoy!!
ana
Hari Chandana says
Looks so tempting and perfect.. nice clicks too 🙂
Indian Cuisine
Now Serving says
This is a yummy one and I've tasted a version of this at my sis' s place in Pune 🙂
Hamaree Rasoi says
Great looking meal dear. Pics are wonderful.
Deepa
Kalyani's Platter says
looks delicious ................
Radhika says
A perfect one Archana. u r right it is packed with all the nutrients.
Archana says
Thanks girls.
MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!. says
Healthy and Yumm Kosambri.Luv it.
Priya says
Woww i can have this salad without any hesitation rite now,super inviting.
vaishali sabnani says
cucumber,curd and peanuts...wow...wat a super combo.perfect for summmer sandwiches too....
Gayathri NG says
Its new to me and looks fabulous...surely will try.
Gayathri NG says
Its new to meand faulous recipe...surely will try.
Prathibha says
very nice n yummy salad
Gayathri Kumar says
My favourite salad...
Prathima Rao says
Peanuts give a nice flavor & crunch..Looks inviting 🙂
Amy says
wow!!nice salad....
Raksha says
Koshimbir looks delicious 🙂
The Pumpkin Farm says
simple and delicious. Make it often, but like to see it here, reminds of roots
Harini says
love it!
Ramya says
That looks really refreshing and loved the combo and cucumber, peanuts and curd:-)
Mélange ! says
Truly appetizing ..slurp !
Smitha says
nice mix of ingredients!...yummy one!
Kalyani says
nice one !
Kalyani
Join me in GFF - a 100-day Global Food Festival here
event ending 31st Oct: Strawberry desserts all this October
Srivalli says
Great to know that your lil one likes this!
Vardhini says
Healthy one .. I make this too.
Vardhini
Event: Halloween Fiesta