Recipe Kachumbar (Indian tomato & onion salad)

[karadekoolaid]

( Serves 5-6)
Ingredients:
2 medium tomatoes
1 small red onion
Fresh mint
Fresh coriander
1 fresh green chile pepper (or if it were for me, 3 fresh chiles)
Juice of ½ lemon or lime
½ tsp salt
½ tsp sugar

Method:

• Wash the tomatoes and the onion. Cut the tomato in half, peel the onion and cut into half.
• With a sharp knife, slice the tomato and onion into half moons. The thinner the slices, the better. Place in a bowl.
• Chop the mint and coriander leaves along with the fresh chiles. Add to the bowl along with the lemon/lime juice, salt and sugar.
• Mix well, and allow to rest for an hour or so, so as to develop colour and,more importantly, flavour.
  

 

[badjak]

( Serves 5-6)
Ingredients:
2 medium tomatoes
1 small red onion
Fresh mint
Fresh coriander
1 fresh green chile pepper (or if it were for me, 3 fresh chiles)
Juice of ½ lemon or lime
½ tsp salt
½ tsp sugar

Method:

• Wash the tomatoes and the onion. Cut the tomato in half, peel the onion and cut into half.
• With a sharp knife, slice the tomato and onion into half moons. The thinner the slices, the better. Place in a bowl.
• Chop the mint and coriander leaves along with the fresh chiles. Add to the bowl along with the lemon/lime juice, salt and sugar.
• Mix well, and allow to rest for an hour or so, so as to develop colour and,more importantly, flavour. View attachment 143059

Very nice and colourful

 

[karadekoolaid]

Very nice and colourful

Thank you! And actually it becomes even more colourful after a few hours. The red from the onion tints the salad.

 

[Morning Glory]

Very pretty! So you can take good photos karadekoolaid (you said you couldn't).

 

[karadekoolaid]

So you can take good photos @karadekoolaid (you said you couldn't).

Thank you MG!
Generally speaking, it's more by luck than design, but occasionally I nail it!