Easy Koshimbir Recipes: Healthy Salad Options

I was first introduced to this yummy recipe by my neighbour who was a Maharashtrain as a kid. This salad just hit me in a different way. You mothers will definetly relate to this as a kid we all use to love what our neighbours cooked, rather than our Mom.

I can remember it was Ganpati festival time and we all as kids enjoyed hopping to pandals and wait for the mahaprasad.

Cucumber Koshimbir with curd is a classic salad refreshing, creamy and perfect for summers. I love this all season though.

This is a cooling side dish and traditionally served during festivals. You can also this salad in thalis.

Lets get the recipe here

Cucumber Koshimbir – Two ways

Koshimbir without curd

Ingredients

• 2 medium cucumber grated
• 3 tbsp powdered roasted peanuts
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tsp ghee
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 6-8 curry leaves
• 2 tbsp grated fresh coconut
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh curd( yogurt) whished until smooth

Method

• Grate cucumber, sqeeze excess water.
• Add peanuts and salt. Mix this well.
• Heat ghee, add mustard, chilli, curry leaves.
• Pour temering over cucumber.
• Add coconut and coriander leaves. Mix all this well and serve

Creamy koshimbir with curd

Ingredients

• 2 medium cucumber, grated
• 3 tbsp powdered roasted peanuts
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup curd whisked
• 1 tsp ghee
• 1/2 tsp mustad seeds
• 1 green chilli,chopped
• 6 – 8 curry leaves
• 2 tbsp grated coconut
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves

Method

• Grate cucumbers, sqeeze excess water.
• Add peanuts and salt.
• Mix in whisked curd.
• Heat ghee, add mustard seeds, chilli, curry leaves.
• Pour tempering over cucumber.
• Add coconut and coriander. Mix all well. serve
• Hope you enjoyed both ways of making this koshimbir.
• Until then keep exploring.