Cucumber and White Radish Salad (Khira Muli Kouchamber)
This simple salad is a contrasting combination of crispy raw vegetables and creamy pine nuts sauce. Served in a serving platter with decorative patches of paprika, parsley and toasted caraway seeds and sesame seeds, this salad involuntarily attracts the eyes of those sitting at the table.
2 small cucumbers (approx. 350 g) peeled and peeled and grated on a coarse grater
2 long white radishes (daikon), peeled and grated on a coarse grater
1/4 cup (60 ml) sour cream or yogurt
2 tbsp. tablespoons of pine nuts or almonds, powdered
1 tbsp. tablespoon olive or sesame oil
1/4 tea tablespoons ground red pepper (paprika or cayenne)
2 tbsp. tablespoons finely chopped parsley
1/2 tbsp. tablespoons fried without oil and coarsely ground seeds of Indian caraway seeds (zira)
2 tbsp. tablespoons of sesame seeds toasted without oil
salt
Put the grated cucumbers in a sieve over the bowl and sprinkle with salt. Let it drain for at least half an hour. Then squeeze the remaining liquid with your hands. Put cucumbers, radishes, sour cream or yogurt, as well as ground nuts in a bowl, add oil and mix well.
Put the salad in a shallow serving dish and decorate, sprinkled with red pepper, parsley, ground zira and sesame seeds on top. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Cooking time: 30 min
This simple salad is a contrasting combination of crispy raw vegetables and creamy pine nuts sauce. Served in a serving platter with decorative patches of paprika, parsley and toasted caraway seeds and sesame seeds, this salad involuntarily attracts the eyes of those sitting at the table.
2 small cucumbers (approx. 350 g) peeled and peeled and grated on a coarse grater
2 long white radishes (daikon), peeled and grated on a coarse grater
1/4 cup (60 ml) sour cream or yogurt
2 tbsp. tablespoons of pine nuts or almonds, powdered
1 tbsp. tablespoon olive or sesame oil
1/4 tea tablespoons ground red pepper (paprika or cayenne)
2 tbsp. tablespoons finely chopped parsley
1/2 tbsp. tablespoons fried without oil and coarsely ground seeds of Indian caraway seeds (zira)
2 tbsp. tablespoons of sesame seeds toasted without oil
salt
Put the grated cucumbers in a sieve over the bowl and sprinkle with salt. Let it drain for at least half an hour. Then squeeze the remaining liquid with your hands. Put cucumbers, radishes, sour cream or yogurt, as well as ground nuts in a bowl, add oil and mix well.
Put the salad in a shallow serving dish and decorate, sprinkled with red pepper, parsley, ground zira and sesame seeds on top. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Cooking time: 30 min
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