Cucumber Salad/Pinchu Vellarikkai salad

                                                               Summer has started and you can see a lot of recipes for summers like juices,Neer more and salads to keep your body cool!I see a lot of these pinchu velllarikkai(pinchu means tender) sold everywhere.My mother used to make a simple salad out of this cucumber with salt and pepper.It is so tasty that it can be substituted for any south indian curries to go with sambar.

You will Need

• Four to six Cucumbers
• Salt to taste
• Pepper powder to taste
• One tsp Oil
• One tsp Mustard seeds
• A pinch of Asafoetida

How to

• Scrub and wash the cucumbers well because we have to cut with the skin.Chop the cucumbers in to circular discs.Add salt and pepper and a pinch of asafoetida.

•  Heat oil in a pan and crackle mustard seeds.If you prefer you can add the asafoetida while tempering.

•  Pour it over the cucumbers and mix and toss it well.Let it rest for ten minutes and it is ready.