Armenian Cucumber And Peanut Salad With Sizzling Mustard Seeds Recipes

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Set garlic aside to cool.
• Whisk vinegar and sugar in a salad bowl until sugar has dissolved; add chili-garlic sauce, fish sauce, coriander, cooked garlic, and red pepper flakes until thoroughly combined. Stir in cucumbers, peanuts, and green onions to coat with dressing. Refrigerate at least 1 hour to overnight.

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• Mix together salt and cucumber, and allow to drain in a colander for ten minutes to release water. Pat dry, and place in a medium size bowl.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan, and stir in cumin and chili pepper.
• Add peanuts, lemon juice, sugar, and melted butter to cucumber, and stir together. Garnish with cilantro.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large nonstick wok or skillet over medium heat and add the mustard and cumin seeds they should sizzle upon contact with the hot oil. Quickly add the red chili peppers and the fresh curry leaves and stir a few seconds, then, add the cabbage and cook briefly - no more than 10 to 15 seconds. If you see the cabbage wilting, transfer it to a large bowl immediately. Add the lemon juice and salt. Toss and serve immediately, or refrigerate 1 to 2 hours to serve chilled.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the curry powder. In a serving bowl, mix the cucumbers, peanuts, cilantro, green chili pepper and salt.2. Heat the oil in a small nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat and add the mustard seeds they should splutter upon contact with the hot oil,, so cover the pan and reduce the heat until the spluttering subsides.3. Quickly add the curry powder, asafoetida, and curry leaves, and stir for a few seconds. Transfer to the salad. Mix well and serve. If you wish to serve the salad chilled, mix only the cucumbers, peanuts, cilantro, and green chili pepper, and chill up to 24 hours. Add the spices just before serving, or the salt will draw out the juices from the ingredients and make the salad to liquid.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.