Thursday, 2 October 2014

Easy mild cucumber curry

Easy mild cucumber curry
Easy mild cucumber curry

Cucumber is a super food for weight watchers. This vegetable contains a lot of water, as a result it takes more calories to digest it than it contributes to your system.

Smooth skinned green cucumber is always associated with salad and pickles. In fast food hamburgers picked cucumber is used. This crunchy and juicy vegetable is mostly welcomed by children as well as adults. Today it has taken a prominent place in juicing of vegetables. It has been used in stews. Do you know this cheap and abundantly available vegetable can also be made into a curry?  We can make delicious curries with spices, chilli powder, and coconut cream or with yogurt.

Today I am going to make a simple mild curry without any spices or oil. It will turn out to be as good as other curries.
Cucumber , green chili and onion
Cucumber , green chili and onion



  Recipe summary
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                                 Easy mild cucumber curry
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time:15 minutes

Serves:4


1. Cut the top and bottom of the 2 cucumbers. It is customary to rub in a circular motion the cut pieces against the cucumber to elicit more sap out of it. Discard the top and bottom end pieces. 
Ingredients
 (See below in recipe)

2 Wash the remaining cucumbers to Peel the skin. Cut into half and scoop out the seeds.
Slice the cucumber and cut into ½ inch cubes.
Easy mild cucumber curry
Easy mild cucumber curry


3.Add all ingredients: 1 onion coarsely chopped,
1 green chili sliced thin, 3 cloves garlic sliced thin, 1 sprig of curry leaf chopped coarsely ½ cup water ½ tsp salt.  except coconut milk and pepper. 

4. Bring to boil, reduce heat and let it simmer for 15 minutes. 

5.Once cucumber is cooked add pepper and coconut milk. Cook for two more minutes and take off the heat. Don’t let it become very soft.

Easy mild cucumber curry is ready.
                                  
                    Recipe follows in detail with pictures.


Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time:15 minutes
Serves:4

Ingredients
Main
2 cucumbers (300 gr)
Others
I onion coarsely chopped
I green chili sliced thin
3 cloves garlic sliced thin
1 sprig of curry leaf chopped coarsely
½ teaspoon pepper powder
½ cup coconut milk
½ cup water
½ tsp salt

Ingredients for Easy mild cucumber curry
Ingredients for Easy mild cucumber curry

Preparation
Cut the top and bottom of the cucumber. It is customary to rub in a circular motion the cut pieces against the cucumber to elicit more sap out of it. Discard the top and bottom end pieces. 
Cucumber
Cucumber

Wash the remaining cucumber to Peel the skin. Cut into half and scoop out the seeds.
Cucumber peeled and halved
Cucumber peeled and halved

Slice the cucumber and cut into ½ inch cubes.
Cucumber sliced
Cucumber sliced

Method
 Add all ingredients except coconut milk and pepper. Bring to boil, reduce heat and let it simmer for 15 minutes. 
All ingredients added. Ready for cooking.
All ingredients added. Ready for cooking.

Once cucumber is cooked add pepper and coconut milk. Cook for two more minutes and take off the heat. Don’t let it become very soft.
Curry cooked half way
Curry cooked half way
It is a very mild curry and even children will like it.
This curry can be served with rice or bread. You can also take this curry as a meal if you are dieting.

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