Saturday 23 April 2011

CUCUMBER MASALA


CUCUMBER MASALA

Ingredients:
200 grms old cucumber cut into ½ inch pieces
2 green chillies slit 4 and cut across
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tsp tamarind paste or a little more
1 small tomato chopped fine
1 tbs coconut scrapings
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp chillie powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
Little asafeotida powder
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tbs oil
1 tbs cut coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Method:
Mix the 3 powders in 1 cup of water, keep aside
Heat oil in a wok, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
Add in the curry leaves, stir nicely.add in the green chillies
Tomatoes, sauté nicely, add in the tamarind paste and the
Mixed 3 powders. Stir nicely let it simmer for some time.

Add in the cut cucumber and salt. Let it simmer again.
The cucumber must be cooked, but still firm.
Add in the coconut scrapings and stir well.
The dish should be semi dry. Remove and garnish
With the cut coriander leaves. Serve as a side dish.

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