We think of using cucumber in salads and pickles. Today I am going to make a spicy cucumber curry.
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Recipe summary
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Spicy cucumber curry
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 6
Preparation
Peel and cut the cucumber into bite size pieces.
Method
1. In a large pan heat 2 table spoon of oil. When the oil is hot, reduce the heat to low.
2. Add half of 150 grams onion.
3. Add 1 dry chili chopped.
4. Add ½ tsp cumin seeds and ½ tsp fennel seeds and fry for 30 seconds.
5. Add rest of the onion and fry till translucent.
6.Add 1 green chili cut into small pieces and 1 red chili , 3 cloves garlic sliced, 20 grams ginger finely chopped cut into small pieces and 10 curry leaves chopped and fry for 7 minutes
7. Add 1 kg cucumber pieces and fry for 1 minute.
8. Add 1 cup of water, 2 tbsp curry powder, 40 grams tamarind juice, and ½ tsp turmeric powder and mix well. Bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes.
9. Add 1 tsp salt salt. Once you add salt and cover the pan the cucumber will start releasing a lot of water and you want most of it evaporated.
10. Add ½ cup coconut milk.
11. Add pepper powder.
12. Taste for seasoning and adjust. Simmer for another three minutes and take the pan off the heat.
The spicy cucumber curry is ready.
Recipe follows in detail with pictures.For
Spicy cucumber curry
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| Cucumber |
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 6
Preparation
Peel and cut the cucumber into bite size pieces.
Method
1. In a large pan heat 2 table spoon of oil. When the oil is hot, reduce the heat to low.
2. Add half of 150 grams onion.
3. Add 1 dry chili chopped.
4. Add ½ tsp cumin seeds and ½ tsp fennel seeds and fry for 30 seconds.
5. Add rest of the onion and fry till translucent.
6.Add 1 green chili cut into small pieces and 1 red chili , 3 cloves garlic sliced, 20 grams ginger finely chopped cut into small pieces and 10 curry leaves chopped and fry for 7 minutes
7. Add 1 kg cucumber pieces and fry for 1 minute.
8. Add 1 cup of water, 2 tbsp curry powder, 40 grams tamarind juice, and ½ tsp turmeric powder and mix well. Bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes.
9. Add 1 tsp salt salt. Once you add salt and cover the pan the cucumber will start releasing a lot of water and you want most of it evaporated.
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| Spicy cucumber curry |
11. Add pepper powder.
12. Taste for seasoning and adjust. Simmer for another three minutes and take the pan off the heat.
The spicy cucumber curry is ready.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves:4
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| Cucumber |
Ingredients
Main
1 kg cucumber
Spices
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp fennel seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp black pepper powder
2 tbsp curry powder
1 dry chili
Others
150 grams onion, coarsely chopped
3 cloves garlic, sliced
20 grams ginger, finely chopped
1 green chili, cut into small pieces
1 red chili, cut into small pieces
10 curry leaves, chopped
40 grams tamarind, juice extracted
1 tsp salt
½ cup coconut milk
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup water
Preparation
Peel and cut the cucumber into bite size pieces.
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| Cucumber |
Method
In a large pan heat 2 table spoon of oil. When the oil is hot, reduce the heat to low. and add cumin seeds and fennel seeds and fry for 30 seconds.
Add half of onion and fry till becomes brown. Add dry chili and fry for 2 minutes.
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| Adding dry chili |
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| Adding more onion |
Add cumin seeds and fennel seeds and fry for 30 seconds.
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| Add cumin seeds and fennel seeds |
Add green and red chili, garlic,ginger and curry leaves and fry for 7 minutes or until the onion turns translucent.
Add cucumber pieces and fry for 1 minute.
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| Adding cucumber |
Add water, curry powder, tamarind juice, and turmeric powder and mix well. Bring to the boil.
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| Mixing cucumber with the spices. |
Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes. Once you add salt cover the pan.
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Adding salt |
The cucumber will start releasing a lot of water and you want most of it evaporated.
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| Curry is cooking |
Add coconut milk.
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| Adding coconut milk. |
Add pepper powder.
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| Adding pepper powder |
Taste for seasoning and adjust. Simmer for another three minutes and take the pan off the heat.
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| Final curry |
The cucumber curry is ready. Serve while hot with rice.
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| Spicy cucumber curry |
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