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    Gujarati Kachumber Salad -10 minute Summer Cooler

    Published: Mar 29, 2018 Modified: Sep 9, 2020 By Sujata Shukla This blog generates income via ads. This post may contain affiliate links. PepperOnPizza may earn a commission for purchases made after clicking these links. View our disclosure policy for details

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    A bowl of mixed vegetables, radish, tomato, raw mango, onion Gujarati Kachumber Salad is garnished with pomegrantes making it colourful with red pink, yello and green. Refreshing summer salad with dressing of lemon and chili. https://www.PepperOnPizza.com

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    This Gujarati Kachumber Salad is a no-brainer, and goes with almost any type of meal. Or have it for lunch with a bowl of chilled soup on the side.  You need basic vegetables - onion, tomato and cucumber as well as lemon juice. The other ingredients are optional and can be mixed and matched with whatever veggie is on hand. The salad doesn't really need a recipe. I used one as I wanted it to be authentic Gujarati. There are similar versions of the salad found in various Indian cuisines, with variations on the way the vegetables are sliced/grated, and which combination is used. Quantities are flexible and can be adjusted to your taste.

    Kachumber Salad Mixed salad of fresh vegetables with lemon juice and chilli and garnished with pomegranates

    My version of the Gujarati Kachumber Salad (or Kachoomer Salad) is from the well written cookbook, Gujarati Kitchen, by Bhanu Hajratwala. I have followed the recipe, except for the presentation - with a mixed rather than a layered salad as advised in the book. I have used the same ingredients as in the recipe by including raw mango, fresh radish and carrots apart from the standard onion, tomato and cucumber. The pomegranates added to the medley of flavours and textures.

    This month, on our Facebook Group, Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge, the theme was Gujarati Cuisine. I paired up with the lively Sasmita Sahoo Samanta, and we exchanged 'secret ingredients' that we each used in our Gujarati recipes. We posted the image of the dish and the other members of the group had to guess which were the 2 secret ingredients. As you can imagine, its a lot of fun and lively interaction as each member tries to quickly guess the specified ingredients which are often not the main ingredients in the recipe.

    Sasmita blogs on First Timer Cook, and the secret ingredients for her were lilva (fresh tuvar or green pea beans) and wheat flour, not an usual combination! Using these 2 plus other ingredients as required, she made this delicious lip smacking Lilva Kachori chaat. Do visit her blog, it has recipes ranging from Baking to Beverages as well as No cooking ones, Gluten free, No Onion - No Garlic and Healthy recipes, among many others.

    I made Kachumber Salad using the ingredients Sasmita gave me, viz Radish and Lemon. The salad is a basic and simple one, but the taste is really good, specially as the days are becoming hotter, and anything which does not require cooking, gets my vote!

    While making the Kachumber Salad, I had the advantage of fresh, zero pesticide vegetables supplied by First Agro Farms : crisp sharp tasting radish, ripe red tomatoes, cucumbers bursting with cooling juices, hot green chilies and the lovely yellow carrots.

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    Kachumber Salad A colourful salad of chopped tomatoes, onion, carrot, cucumber and raw mango in a grey bowl garnished with pomegranates and green chilli

    Kachumber Salad - Colourful Fresh Summer Cooler in 10 minutes

    Sujata Shukla
    Kachumber Salad is a very Indian salad of fresh chopped vegetables with a dash of lemon juice and chilli. Served along with rice, dal and vegetables in a thali meal, it goes equally well with roti and sabzi or with biriyani or can be had just by itself as a light lunch. Pomegranates add an exotic flavour to the salad.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Total Time 11 mins
    Course Salad
    Servings 2 people

    Ingredients
      

    • ¼ cup onion or 1 small onion
    • ¼ cup white radish or ½ a medium radish
    • ¼ cup red radish or 4 small red radishes/ ½ long pink radish
    • ½ cup Red Tomato 1 firm red tomato
    • ½ cup cucumber or 1 cucumber
    • ¼ cup Raw Green Mango or ½ a medium raw mango
    • ¼ cup red carrot or 1 small carrot
    • ¼ cup yellow carrot optional. Use ½ cup of the regular carrots instead
    • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
    • ¼ cup Pomegranate ariels
    • 1 -2 Green chillies
    • 2 tablespoons coriander leaves
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice or juice from 1 large lemon

    Instructions
     

    • The salad is best served chilled hence plan to prepare and mix it at least an hour before it is required. It tastes best when served the same day. If serving a day or so later, just slice all the veggies as in instructions below except for the cucumber and do not add salt, lemon juice, chilli or the garnish. Cover and store in the fridge. About an hour before serving, toss the sliced veggies with the chilli, salt and lemon juice. Add the garnish and store covered, in the fridge, till required.
    • Wash all the vegetables and greens. Peel the onion, raw green mango, carrots and white radish. Peel the cucumber if desired. Do not peel the red/pink radish as it adds to the colours of the salad. Chop the onion, radish, cucumber, carrots, mango and tomato into small, even sized pieces. Slice the green chilli and the coriander leaves. Cut the lemon and squeeze the juice.
    • Mix the sliced veggies together in a large bowl and toss with a little salt, the chilli and the lemon juice. Check for taste and add a little more salt if required. Garnish with pomegranate ariels and coriander leaves. Cover and keep in the fridge till you are ready to serve the salad. Serve chilled.
      Toss the veggies together with lemon juice and salt and garnish with pomegranates
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    1. poonampagar says

      April 17, 2018 at 4:38 pm

      The kachumber looks so vibrant and refreshing ... Perfect summer treats !

      Reply
    2. poonampagar says

      April 17, 2018 at 4:35 pm

      The salad looks so vibrant and refreshing ..perfect summer treats !

      Reply
      • Sujata Shukla says

        April 17, 2018 at 4:38 pm

        Thank you for the appreciation, Poonam!

        Reply
    3. Nisa @ FlavourDiary says

      April 11, 2018 at 3:39 pm

      loved the beautiful and colourful salad...delicious healthy share...yum

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      • Sujata Shukla says

        April 11, 2018 at 3:50 pm

        Thank you so much, Nisa!

        Reply
    4. Seema Doraiswamy Sriram says

      April 10, 2018 at 7:34 am

      Love the medley of colours and the use of pomegranate nd radishes.

      Reply
      • Sujata Shukla says

        April 10, 2018 at 8:30 am

        Thank you Seema!

        Reply
    5. Batter Up With Sujata says

      April 09, 2018 at 5:13 pm

      I love kachumbar salad. And this looks so colourful and inviting. Lovely share.

      Reply
      • Sujata Shukla says

        April 09, 2018 at 5:16 pm

        Thank you, Sujata!

        Reply
    6. Priya Mahesh says

      April 09, 2018 at 1:10 pm

      perfect for this summer

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      • Sujata Shukla says

        April 09, 2018 at 3:07 pm

        Thank you Priya, yes isn’t it!

        Reply
    7. Aruna says

      April 08, 2018 at 8:04 pm

      Thanda thanda cool cool is the first thing that comes to mind when I look at this salad. Its vibrant colour is what first caught my eye and this is THE salad for the summer that is upon us.

      Reply
      • Sujata Shukla says

        April 17, 2018 at 10:16 am

        Thank you Aruna! I keep coming back to this quick and easy salad for lunch - it goes with anything!

        Reply
    8. Vidya Narayan says

      April 02, 2018 at 7:48 pm

      Fresh and healthy ingredients. What I loved is the use of organic vegetables for the making of the dish. Thoughtful and need of the hour initiative. Great share!

      Reply
      • Sujata Shukla says

        April 17, 2018 at 10:17 am

        Thank you Vidya for taking the time to drop by and comment on the recipe!

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        • Vidya Narayan says

          April 18, 2018 at 1:46 pm

          My pleasure

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    9. The Girl Next Door says

      April 02, 2018 at 12:11 pm

      Gujaratis are known to make a variety of interesting, delicious kachumber (salad), using whatever is in season. Your mixed veggie salad looks absolutely breath-taking - so colourful and delish! 🙂

      Reply
      • Sujata Shukla says

        April 02, 2018 at 12:24 pm

        Thanks so much Priya!

        Reply
    10. Kavitha says

      April 01, 2018 at 9:29 pm

      Brilliant. The flavours are hitting me beautifully as I devour this one. Along with the gazpacho, this is a must have summer treat.

      Reply
      • Sujata Shukla says

        April 01, 2018 at 9:58 pm

        Thank you Kavita! So glad you tried it out and liked it!

        Reply
    11. Batter Up With Sujata says

      March 31, 2018 at 8:33 pm

      Often make kachumbar salad but never used raw mango. Love the idea. Your salad looks so refreshing and delicious.

      Reply
      • Sujata Shukla says

        March 31, 2018 at 10:13 pm

        Thank you so much, Sujata

        Reply
    12. Aruna says

      March 31, 2018 at 12:23 pm

      This Kachumber is what is needed to cool the palate and the body in summer. It is also so pleasing to the eye with all its vibrant colours.

      Reply
      • Sujata Shukla says

        April 17, 2018 at 10:18 am

        Thank you for the nice remarks, Aruna! The colours are refreshing indeed!

        Reply
    13. mayurisjikoni says

      March 30, 2018 at 11:55 pm

      The famous kachumbar has been also introduced to the Kenyan cuisine. They now claim it as their own creation, but it very much was introduced in Kenya by the Gujarati community. Lovely refreshing and as you mentioned can have it as a light meal with soup. I love how you've added other veggies and pomegranate.

      Reply
      • Sujata Shukla says

        March 31, 2018 at 8:52 am

        Thank you Mayuri. The pomegranates and radish etc are as per the recipe in the Gujarati Kitchen Cook Book, and I liked the idea!

        Reply

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