Cucumber Thambuli – South Indian
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Step-by-Step Instructions
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Prepare the paste ingredients
Take 1/4 cup of chopped cucumber (deseeded if needed), 1/4 cup grated fresh coconut, 2 green chillies, 3 garlic cloves, 1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves, 1/2 tsp black peppercorns, and 1 tsp sesame seeds.
Grind the ingredients into a smooth paste
Place all the paste ingredients into a grinder and blend until a smooth paste is formed.
Combine paste with curd and salt
Transfer the ground paste to a bowl. Add 1 cup of fresh homemade curd and salt as per taste.
Whisk until lump-free
the mixture well until the curd is lump-free and fully incorporated with the paste.
Add remaining chopped cucumber
Add the remaining 3/4 cup of chopped cucumber to the mixture and mix gently.
Prepare the tempering
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a small pan over medium heat.
Add tempering spices
Once the oil is hot, add 1 tsp mustard seeds and let them splutter. Then add 1 tsp cumin seeds, a sprig of curry leaves, and 2 dried red chillies. Cook until the chillies darken slightly and the curry leaves are crisp.
Pour tempering over the thambuli
Carefully pour the hot over the cucumber and curd mixture.
Mix well and serve
Mix the into the thambuli. Serve immediately with hot rice on a banana leaf. Do not heat or cool the thambuli further.
Before You Cook
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No Garlic (fresh)?
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder (per clove)
- 1/2 tsp garlic granules (per clove)
No Cilantro?
- Flat-leaf parsley (1:1, milder)
- Fresh mint (in chutneys, salads)
No Yogurt?
- Sour cream (1:1)
- Buttermilk (1:1, slightly thinner result)
No Curry leaves?
- 1 bay leaf + a pinch of lemon zest — Aroma only — flavor is unique.
Variations
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- The ground paste can be
The ground paste can be salted and used as a cucumber chutney.
- Cucumber can be replaced with
Cucumber can be replaced with other ingredients like spinach, Dodapatre (Indian Borage), fenugreek, ginger, or Brahmi leaves to create different variations of thambuli.
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