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Kachumbar

By Petrina Verma Sarkar, About.com

This simple salad makes a great companion for any meal.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 medium-sized onions chopped very fine
  • 3 tomatoes chopped very fine
  • 1 large cucumber chopped very fine
  • 2 green chillies chopped very fine
  • 1/2 bumnch coriander leaveschopped very fine
  • Juice of 1 lemon/ 2 limes
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

Preparation:

  • Mix all the vegetables together in a large salad bowl and chill.
  • In a small bottle (must have a tighly-fitting cover), mix the lime/lemon juice, oil, salt, sugar and chilli powder. Put the lid on and shake the bottle well to mix all the ingredients in it and dissolve the sugar.
  • Pour the dressing over the salad just before you are ready to eat. Mix well and serve.
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