cucumber tomato curry | special desi recipes

Cucumber Tomato Curry | Special Desi Recipes

Cucumber tomato curry  - with detail photo and video recipe. Simple, delicious curry mostly done in southern regions. Cucumber curry usually done with cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, spices and curry leaves. Usually, these cucumbers are used in sambar, pappuchaar or even in rasam. Cucumber pickle is one of the famous pickles in Indian homes over any occasion.

They are many varieties of cucumbers available in markets like salad cucumbers. Cucumber tomato curry goes well either with plain rice or even with chapati/ roti. For this cucumber tomato curry firstly peel the cucumber and remove the seeds from the cucumber. Wash well before chopping, then chop the cucumber into some big pieces. In this cucumber tomato curry one can add drumsticks, boiled eggs, can also prepare cucumber stew.

These cucumbers are cooling agents to the body. Eating any kind of cucumber works as the cooling agent to the body and these are really soothing and comforting to the tummy.

If you are fresh to cooking, try this easy recipe with no time for your meal and tastes delicious. We often used to prepare the cucumber toor dal ( dosakaya kandi pappu ) which is also a very easy and tasty recipe among dals. Check out  the link Below 

• Cucumber Toor Dal ( Dosakaya Kandi Pappu )
• Spinach Dal ( Palakura Kandi Pappu )

Video recipe of cucumber tomato:

Ingredients:

• Cucumbers -  500 g
• Tomatoes - 4
• Green Chillies - 4
• Onion - 1 Big
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Tbsp.
• Turmeric Powder - 1/4th Tsp.
• Red Chilli Powder - 1 Tbsp.
• Curry Leaves
• Salt - As Required
• Cumin Seeds - 1 Tsp.
• Mustard Seeds - 1 /2 Tsp.
• Oil - 4 Tbsps.
• Coriander Leaves

Preparation

• Firstly Clean, Peel and remove seeds from the cucumber.
• Then chop the cucumber uniformly
• In a pan add oil, mustard and cumin seeds.
• When seeds splutter, add onions, green chilies, and salt.
• Saute well till the onions turn light brown color.
• Then add green chilies, curry leaves, turmeric powder, and ginger-garlic paste.
• Mix well and saute till it releases aroma.
• Then add chopped cucumbers and mix well.
• Close and cook for about 5 Minutes.
• After 5 Minutes add tomatoes along with red chili powder and mix well.
• Again close and cook for about 10 Minutes.
• After 10 Minutes, Open and Mix well.
• Again close and cook till the cucumber is cooked well.
• Finally, add coriander leaves and mix well.
• Serve hot with plain rice or roti or chapati.

Detail photo recipe of cucumber tomato curry

• Firstly Clean, Peel and remove seeds from the cucumber.
• Then chop the cucumber uniformly
• In a pan add oil, mustard and cumin seeds.

• When seeds splutter, add onions, and salt.

• Saute well till the onions turn light brown color.
• Then add green chilies, curry leaves, turmeric powder, and ginger-garlic paste.

• Mix well and saute till it releases aroma.
• Then add chopped cucumbers and mix well.

• Close and cook for about 5 Minutes.

• After 5 Minutes add tomatoes along with red chili powder and mix well.

• Again close and cook for about 10 Minutes.

• After 10 Minutes, Open and Mix well.

• Again close and cook till the cucumber is cooked well.

• Finally, add coriander leaves and mix well.

• Serve hot with plain rice or roti or chapati.