Cucumber Peanut Salad. Indian koshimbir is perfect for summer and requires almost no cooking. Refreshing combination of cucumbers and peanuts with a few additional spices complete this perfect summer salad.
Now here’s an Indian dish called Kakadi chi Koshimbir, that you won’t get outside of an Indian home–well, unless you make it, then you could have it in your home!
This is one of my favorite salads. Cucumber, cilantro, peanuts and a few seasonings, and 10 minutes later you’re ready to chow down. This dish is typically Maharashtrian, and something that I very much look forward to at mealtimes.
The only thing that gets cooked at all, is the dressing with hot oil and mustard seeds or cumin seeds. If you want to mix up a few things, you could try mixing it with the Matki Ussal as the two go really well together.
Cucumber Peanut Salad. Indian koshimbir is perfect for summer and requires almost no cooking. Refreshing combination of cucumbers and peanuts with a few additional spices complete this perfect summer salad.
- 2 cucumbers peeled
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 2 tablespoons spanish roasted peanuts chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar Optional
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/4 teaspoon black mustard seeds or sub cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 lemon juiced
Chop up the cucumbers, cilantro, and peanuts into a very fine dice. I use my trusty Kuhn Rikon pull chop which I love and it works on all of these equally well.
Place into a bowl and season with salt and sugar.
In the smallest little heat proof bowl you have, heat the oil until it is hot and shimmering.
Place the mustard and/or cumin seeds and allow them to sputter like popcorn about 30 seconds.
Add in the turmeric and stir quickly.
Pour this hot, flavored oil over the cucumbers and mix well.
Squeeze lemon juice and mix once again and serve.
I am not a registered dietician or nutritionist. Nutritional information is provided a courtesy, and can vary depending on the exact ingredients you use.
Therese Rudolph says
I loved this as did my son and his wife. I too added the tomato and didn’t peel the “English” cucumber. It was so good. After we ate it all I remembered that I forgot the peanuts!!!! They were sitting right there and didn’t say a word…the peanuts that is.. The kids were ready to run to the store here and now for more ingredients for another.
URVASHI PITRE says
Those dang peanuts! they should have said something! If you liked it without them, wait until you try it with the peanuts.
Malu says
Do I see tomatoes on the picture? They are not mentioned on the ingredient list. Making this today!
URVASHI PITRE says
Yes I added some for color but I also add them in the recipe from time to one. It’s excellent with tomatoes as well for a change
Karl_in_Chicago says
It looks like the cucumbers are peeled? Doesn’t say in the recipe so figured I’d ask. Looks good, thanks for sharing.
URVASHI PITRE says
Oh you know, you’re right, I do peel them. Let me put that in the recipe.
Karly says
THis looks SO good! Light, fresh and full of flavor for all of the summer BBQs. Gotta try!
URVASHI PITRE says
I’m telling you it’s SO GOOD! I honestly feel like I could eat the whole bowl by myself.
Fussbudget Foodie says
Damn, wish I had seen this. This could have saved the day after Insomehow screwed up my 4th of July keto slaw.
Timing is everything.
Did you use lemon juice for the acid? No vinegar?
URVASHI PITRE says
I used lemon juice. Sometimes I use yogurt for a change.
FussbudgetFoodie says
Could you share what the “few seasonings” are that you like?
URVASHI PITRE says
Just added the recipe on to the same post.