Cucumber salad is all the rage on social media right now. People from all over the world are joining the trend and sharing their recipes/the results of their cooking efforts. One of the most popular people influencing this viral trend is Logan Moffitt. Known as the “Cucumber Wala”, he is a Canadian content creator whose cucumber creations have garnered millions of views. Many of Logan’s viral recipes incorporate “Asian” flavors, including ingredients like soy sauce, sesame seeds, garlic, green onions, etc. (Find out more here).
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Recently, an actress named Sharyu Mahale took to Instagram to share her contribution to the trend, giving it an Indian twist. More specifically, she wanted to highlight a Maharashtrian cucumber salad called koshimbir. She started the video by saying, “For everyone who has been following the cucumber frenzy this summer, my big question is why isn’t ‘koshimbir’ a part of the mix yet?” The opening part of the reel shows screenshots of some of Logan’s popular cucumber videos. Sharyu prepares the Maharashtrian dish from scratch and details an easy recipe in Marathi. She has also provided subtitles in English.
She washes the cucumber and cuts it into small pieces (without peeling it). She puts them in a bowl and pours a cup of yogurt over them. She did not have green chilies at home, so she used jalapenos to give the salad a spicy flavor. She crushed a handful of peanuts in a mortar and pestle and put them in the salad bowl. Next, she added sugar and salt to taste.
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In a pan, she prepared a simple tempering of mustard seeds in ghee. She added jalapeño pieces to it, mixed them well and then poured the tempering over the rest of the ingredients in the salad bowl. Her version turned out to be very spicy, but she balanced it out by having the salad with varan bhaat (rice with lentils/dal). Don’t forget to watch her quirky and funny comments while making the dish. Watch the full video below:
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The video is garnering a lot of love online. Here’s how some Instagram users reacted to the reel:
“Looking to see if I can master the Marathi language. I loved this video!”
“I loved this dish, thanks for bringing it to the spotlight!”
“Thank you for promoting our Koshimbir.”
“My most favorite comfort food.”
“When the jalapenos were added I immediately knew what was going to happen.”
“It was unique, and I was very impressed with the food and the Marathi lessons.”
“All you non-Marathi people are not able to hear the humour he puts in “twisting the cucumber”, the English version “exorcism” doesn’t do justice to it.”
“I loved that she honestly said it was so spicy. In every other video it seems like they always make everything perfectly.”
Are you looking for more healthy cucumber salad recipes? Check out some easy options here.
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