Kachumber

 Kachumber, also known as Kachumbari is a simple fresh salad prepared using onion and tomato. In India, it is known as Kachumber and is a staple of the North Indian thali while in the African regions, it is served as an accompaniment to pilafs and roasted meats. The other famous variation of this simple salad is ‘salsa’ made popular by the Latin American countries. Today, there are so many variations to this salad adding other ingredients like cucumber, avocado etc....

Ingredients:

1. Red onion – 1 large, finely chopped
2. Ripe red tomatoes – 2, finely chopped
3. Lebanese cucumber (any type can be used) – 1, deseeded and finely chopped
4. Green chilli – 3, finely chopped (if you do not like it spicy, remove the seeds and veins)
5. Lemon juice – juice of half a lemon
6. Salt – to season
7. Coriander leaves – a bunch, finely chopped

Method:

• Take a bowl with a tight lid and add all the chopped ingredients in it.
• Season with salt and shut the lid tight.
• Shake the bowl vigorously (shake, baby, shake!) so that all the ingredients mix well.
• Serve it as a salad or on top of fried pappad (masala pappad) or with wheat wafers as I did.