In restaurants, Professional chefs julienne the veggies so beautifully exhibiting their skills. But for the taste, we love the homemade one more. The colorful veggies look & taste so good with a refreshing lemon flavor. In this post I share with you how to make this with ease at home. We make kachumber quite often and I always fine chop the vegetables to bite sized for convenience. You can also julienne them. It also goes well in sandwiches, burgers & even in wraps/rolls. It is an oil-free salad and is just dressed with fresh lemon juice & salt. If you are newbie and learning to cook Indian, then do try this simple salad to perk up the nutrition of your meal. Chopping is the only task here which can be easily done while you cook your curry or dal. Here I have used only onions, tomatoes & cucumber but veggies like radish, carrots and beets also go well. The last 3 veggies are best julienned instead of being chopped. There is nothing better than a fresh salad in your meal, so try and use fresh & young vegetables here.

How to Make Kachumber (Stepwise photos)

  1. Rinse cucumbers, onions and tomatoes under running water. I prefer to sprinkle some sea salt, and spray vinegar over the salad veggies, peeled onion & rest them for 5 minutes. Rub and then rinse them off under running water.
  2. I do the same with the rest – lemon, green chilies and coriander leaves. Fill a bowl with clean water and rinse the coriander leaves well. Change the water in the bowl and repeat a few times.
  3. Chop or julienne all the veggies. You may peel the cucumbers if you want. Since mine had thin skin, so I preferred to keep them. Add all of them to a bowl.
  4. Then add some lemon juice, salt & ground black pepper. Taste test and add more as needed. Add lemon and salt only when you are ready to serve. Do not rest the salad after adding salt and lemon as the veggies will let out moisture.
  5. Add little red chilli powder (optional). My Mom always made a spice mix with roasted red chilies, roasted cumin and garlic to sprinkle on this. I use the same. It is super flavorful with hints of heat and pungent flavors. If you don’t like plain kachumber, you can do the same. Serve kachumber right away with an Indian meal. Related Recipes

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