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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

CUCUMBER STIR FRY


This is a very quick curry, yet tasty and can be done in 5 minutes, especially when you are running short of time.

INGREDIENTS:

Organic cucumber - 1/2 kg.
Sambhar powder - 1 tsp.
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 2 tsp.


For tempering:

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp.
Split urad dhal - 1 tsp.
Turmeric powder - a pinch

METHOD:

Deseed and chop cucumber into small cubes.

In a kadai, heat oil and temper with the given ingredients. Add chopped cucumber, salt and sambhar powder. Saute well, and cook covered till done. Serve hot. Using sambhar powder gives a good aroma. This can also be had as a dry curry with chappatis. Best with south Indian thali.


NOTE: When salt is added it automatically oozes out water which enables uniform cooking.

22 comments :

  1. yes looks very easy to prepare..

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  2. I was looking for a curry like this. will try.. thnx for sharing..

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  3. very interesting curry... my cucumber always oozes lot of water... how can we avoid that in this curry?

    -Mythreyi
    Yum! Yum! Yum!

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  4. Looks very easy quick and innovative stir fry....

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  5. I never cook cucumber. I always eat it in raw form.. looks interesting.

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  6. Nice. I guess these are the thinner variety. Addition of sambar powder does do a lot to the dish. It indeed is a wonder podi.

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  7. Very quick and interesting..addition of sambhar powder surely give a nice flavour and taste.

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  8. I too never cooked cucumber before in my whole life. And this stir fry allures me completely...very innovative dear!

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  9. What a simple yet heart warming dish!!! Loved the recipe Shanti :)

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  10. I have never cooked cucumber, we always make raithas only.Sounds very interesting

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  11. innovative and very delicious and tempting.

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  12. Interesting curry, looks delicious.

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  13. Wow, tempting stir fry! Wanna taste it now :)

    Cheers!
    Vani

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  14. Interesting recipe..beautiful pieces!
    My Mom cooks a stir fry veggie using "Kakdi"(a thinner and harder form of Cucumber, light green in color, available in Rajasthan). I also like Cucumber in pickle form, but really, me too never thought of making a stir fry out of cucumber!

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  15. I always thought cucumber was only for salads/raita/sandwiches.

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