Cucumber Salad With Roasted Peanuts Indian Style

1. 1

   chop cucumber medium to fine

2. 2

   (peel cucumber. remove ends. taste at both ends for bitterness. hold cucumber verticle. with paring knife, have as many one inch deep cuts side by side as possible without breaking the cucumber and then repeat the same thing in perpendicular direction. Now chop on cutting board. repeat the same action for next inch of cucumber. This way, cucumber is chopped finely without releasing much of its juice to avoid watered down salad)

3. 3

   add medium to coarsely grind roasted peanuts

4. 4

   for dressing:

5. 5

   heat oil in a small sauce pan

6. 6

   add mustard seeds. Mustard seeds should pop immediately. try with one and wait until the right temerature is reached. When mustard seeds are popping, remove sauce pan from heat and add chille pepper, cumin seeds, currry leaves, and turmeric

7. 7

   pour dressing over cucumber and peanuts mixture

8. 8

   add sugar and salt to taste.

9. 9

   mix well, preferably with hand marrying all flavors together. Depending upon how spicy you like, crush or remove the pepper while mixing.

10. 10

    Garnish with chopped koriander leaves

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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