Cucumber And Green Gram Salad

Ingredients

• • Cucumbers (thin, tender) - 4
• • Green gram dal - 1 ½ tablespoons
• • Lemon - 1
• • Curd chillies/Preserved chillies (fried) - 3
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - 1 tablespoon
• • Coriander leaves (finely chopped) - 1 tablespoon
• • Salt - as required
• • Oil - as required
• • Mustard seeds (for seasoning) - ½ teaspoon

Method

• 1. Scrape outer skin, check for bitterness and then slice the cucumber into thin rounds.
• 2. Shred the rounds again into thin 1 ½ inch long even pieces.
• 3. Cook dal in water till it splits. Drain off excess water.
• 4. Mix cucumber, dal, salt, coriander leaves, grated coconut, crushed chillies in a bowl.
• 5. Squeeze lemon, fry mustard seeds in a teaspoon of oil and add to the salad.
• 6. Serve within 10 minutes.