Kachumber

Indian and Pakistani salad dish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kachumber, or cachumber, is a salad dish in South Asian cuisine consisting of fresh chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, unripe mangoes, coriander leaves, lemon juice, and sometimes, chili peppers.[1][2]

TypeSalad
Main ingredientsTomatoes, cucumbers, onions, unripe mangoes, and chili peppers
VariationsKosambari
Singju
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Kachumber
TypeSalad
Place of originIndia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Main ingredientsTomatoes, cucumbers, onions, unripe mangoes, and chili peppers
VariationsKosambari
Singju
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Kachumber is one of several salads which are common in the region. Others include the salad of Southern India known as kosambari and the salad of Northeast India known as singju. Sometimes, cucumber raita, a dish made with cucumber and curd, is also called kachumber.

See also

South Asian salads

  • Kosambari, a South Indian salad made with pulses
  • Raita, a South Asian side dish made with yogurt
  • Singju, a Northeastern Indian salad

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