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Cucumber Pachadi















Ingredients

Quantity
English cucumber – peeled and diced
2
Salt
1 ½ tsp
Tamarind paste
1 tbsp
Green chillies – finely chopped
2
Brown sugar
1 tbsp
Cilantro – chopped
4 tbsp
Corn oil
1 tbsp
Mustard seeds
1 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds
½ tsp
Dried red chilies
2
Asafoetida
¼ tsp


Mix cucumbers and salt in a colander and set aside for half an hour. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible from cucumbers and mix with tamarind, green chillies, sugar and cilantro.

In a small saucepan or skillet, heat oil until hot. Lower heat and add mustard seeds, fenugreek, red chillies and asafetida. Cook, stirring, until mustard seeds crackle. Add to cucumber mixture. Serve cold.