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Cucumber which is preferred mostly for salads can be used for many other dishes. Apart from its beauty benefits, it also has lot of healthy factors which are very much essential for your body. Check out a new twist with this watery and healthy food.

Ingredients:

Cucumber peeled and diced (1 cup)

Lady’s Finger-2 chopped

Chili powder-2tbspn

Turmeric powder-1tsp

Cumin powder-1tsp

Salt to taste

Tamarind pulp-3tbspn

Fresh grated coconut (1/2 cup)

Coconut oil-1tbspn

Mustard seeds-1tsp

Urad dal-1tsp

Dry red chili-1

Method:

Take lady’s finger and cucumber in a pan, add some water and cook this for 10 minutes till the vegetables are done.

Now add cumin, chili, coriander and turmeric powder into it. Add salt and mix well.

Add in tamarind pulp to the mixture and bring this to boil. Cook on simmer for 5 minutes or so.

Blend the grated coconut and add the paste to the mix. Bring this to a boil.

Switch off the flame, once it starts boiling.

In a small pan, take some oil; add some mustard seeds, urad dal and dry red chilies. Once it is done, add this over the gravy and mix well.
Serve hot with rice.

- Smrutirekha