Kachumber
Indian and Pakistani salad dish
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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
Place of originIndia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Main ingredientsTomatoes, cucumbers, onions, unripe mangoes, and chili peppers
| Type | Salad |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | India Pakistan Bangladesh |
| Main ingredients | Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, unripe mangoes, and chili peppers |
| Variations | Kosambari Singju |
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
Similar salads
- Afghan salad, a salad from Afghanistan
- Arab salad, a salad from the Arab world
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- Greek salad, a salad from Greece
- Israeli salad, a salad from Israel
- Kachumbari, a salad from East Africa
- Pico de gallo, a salsa from Mexico
- Serbian salad, a salad from Serbia
- Shirazi salad, a salad from Iran
- Shopska salad, a salad from Bulgaria