Fresh Cucumber Vegetable

Recipe Ingredients

2 teaspoons	10ml	Cucumbers (medium)
2		Green chillies
1 teaspoon	5ml	Coriander finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Tamarind bits
1		Curryleaves
2		Tomato chopped
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dhania powder
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Turmeric powder
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Chilli powder
3		Asafoetida - (3 to 4)
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cumin & mustard seeds
		Salt to taste
1/2 cup	118ml	Water
1 tablespoon	15ml	Oil

Recipe Instructions

Cut cucumbers lengthwise in 1/2" wide strips

Chop these strips into 1/2" pieces.

Chop tomatoes too, slit green chillies, destalk curry leaves.

Dissolve chilli powder, dhania powder, turmeric and salt in the water

Heat oil in a heavy pan. Add seeds, allow to splutter. Add asafoetida.

Add chillies, curryleaves and tomatoes. Stir, add cucumber pieces.

Stir, add tamarind, cover and cook for 5 minutes.

Sprinkle coriander add flour, stir and simmer covered for 1 minute.

Take off fire, serve hot with phulka, roti or paratha.

Making time: 15 minutes

Makes: 2 servings

Shelflife: Best fresh, though refrigeration and reheating is also ok.

Source:
World of the East Vegetarian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey

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