Cucumber Saasmi/Kerkattige Saasmi
Cucumber Saasmi is a rice accompaniment which can be prepared very easily in a jiffy. I have already posted many varieties of saasmi in my blog. Hope this will relish you too....
Cucumber saasmi ingredients
Cucumber- 1 no.
Grated coconut- 1.5 fistful
Green chilly- 1 no.
Salt- 3/4 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tbsp
Tamarind- small gooseberry size
Seasoning Ingredients
Coconut oil- 2 tbsp
Urad dal- 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tbsp
Red chilly- 1 no.
Curry leaves- few
Serves
3 adults
Preparation
Chop the cucumber finely and keep it aside.
Method
- Grind coconut, mustard seeds, green chilly, salt and tamarind together to a fine paste adding little water.
- Add this ground masala to the chopped cucumber and mix well.
- Heat a seasoning pan add cooking oil, urad dal, mustard seeds, broken red chilly and curry leaves. When the mustard seeds splutter add the seasoning to the saasmi. Cucumber saasmi is ready to be served. It is good combo with hot rice. Relish it with your family......
Note:
- Green chillies can be replaced by red chilly. It gives good color to cucumber-saasmi.
- As we are not heating the saasmi, it's shelf life is limited to just a day.
But you can refrigerate and store.
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