CUCUMBER SALAD (KAKROKO ACHAR)
Ingredients
- Cucumber - 2 pieces medium sized, long julienne cut from mandolin or hand cut, or any cut desired. (Note: discard seeds part)
- Dry red chili - 5 toasted, deseeded, and grinded
- Dried orange peel - 1/2 tsp ground
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp toasted and grinded
- Szechuan peppers - 1 tsp toasted and grinded
- Dill leaves (saufko saag) - half bunch chopped
- Sesame Oil - 1 tbsp
- Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp
- black and white sesame seeds - 1 tbsp, toasted
- Salt - 3 tsp
Instructions
- - All seeds must be toasted and grinded seperately, except sesame seeds- mix all the ingredients in a separate bowl except cucumbers- toss the mixture with the cucumbers- while service, drizzle some chili oil
- Dry red chili - 5-7 pieces, coarsely grinded on grinder or hand choppedSesame Oil - 2 tbspVegetable Oil - 2 tbsp
- - Mix all the ingredients together- heat up mixture until hot only, turn the heat off immediately- Leave the mixture in a room temperature for 24 hours- Strain the oil and use it for several weeks
Notes
DRIED ORANGE PEEL -
METHOD 1, NATURAL- Spread the orange peel on a clean surface out in the sun, until completely dries out in 1 - 2 days. Check and continue dehydrating if needed.
METHOD 2, BY USING DEHYDRATOR
- By using dehydrating machine, leave the machine turned on for at least 24 hours. Check and continue dehydrating if needed. METHOD 3, OVEN DEHYDRATING
- Spread the orange peel on a sheet pan, leave it in the oven overnight while the pilates are running. Check and continue dehydrating if needed.
- By using dehydrating machine, leave the machine turned on for at least 24 hours. Check and continue dehydrating if needed. METHOD 3, OVEN DEHYDRATING
- Spread the orange peel on a sheet pan, leave it in the oven overnight while the pilates are running. Check and continue dehydrating if needed.
