Cucumber Salad(Taushe kosmir/kosambir) - 1

Ingredients: Cucumber 2 Tamarind paste or lemon juice 1 tea spn Mustard, Cumin seeds and urad daal Half tea spns each Green chillies 4-5 Garlic paste 1 tea spn Curry leaves Coriander leaves Oil Salt

Method: Cut cucumber into small pieces. Add finely chopped chillies, tamarind paste or lemon juice, salt and garlic paste. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, cumin seeds, curry leaves and urad daal.When they start to splutter add this to cucumber. Mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serves : 5 Preparation time : 15min

Ingredients: Ripe Tomatoes 2 Onion 1 Green chilles 2 Mustard seeds , cumin seeds 1/2 tspn each Ginger(optional) 1″ piece Curry leaves Sugar 1/4 tea spn Salt Oil

Method: Heat oil. Add mustard, cumin seeds. When they splutter, add curry leaves. Add onion and green chillies. Fry till onions turn brown. Add tomato and other ingredients. Cook till tomatoes become tender. Grind to a paste. Goes well with dosa.

Serves : 3 Preparation time : 15min