Kachumber Salad (Easy 10-Minute Indian Salad)

This crunchy easy and refreshing. Made with chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, and seasoned with spices, serve it as a side with any Indian food. It is vegan, oil-free, and gluten-free.

Ingredients · Servings 2

1 cup Cucumber (chopped*)
1 cup Tomato (chopped)
1/2 cup Red Onions (chopped*)
1 Green Chili Pepper (small, optional, chopped*)
1 tablespoon Cilantro leaves
1/2 teaspoon Roasted Cumin Powder
1/4 teaspoon Red Chili powder (Mirchi powder)
2 teaspoon Lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon Salt

Method · 10 min

Wash and chop cucumber, onion, tomatoes, green chili pepper into small pieces.
In a bowl, add all the chopped veggies, spices, cilantro and mix well.
Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve.

This no-oil side salad is a staple in Indian families, especially during meals. It is the best way to add some raw veggies to your meal.

This easy salad is similar to pico de gallo. It uses simple chopped ingredients and basic spices, along with lemon juice, to get the perfect crunchy salad.

If you enjoy this salad, you will love my Indian Cucumber Raita and Indian Onion Salad.

What is Kachumber?

Kachumber means a mixture or salad in Hindi. It is basically a cucumber, onion, and tomato salad. Made by combining chopped veggies dressed with lemon juice and some spices.

It is traditionally served with dal and curries. You can also enjoy it in burgers, sandwiches, as a dip with chips, and on top of Indian roasted papad.

Every bite is refreshing and crunchy; it is a fantastic salad for any time of year.

Benefits of eating Kachumber

It’s light, fresh, and satisfying
It is low in calories
Veggies: You’ll need chopped cucumber, tomatoes, and onion. For Cucumber: If using an English or Persian cucumber, peel and chop it. If using regular cucumbers, slice lengthwise and scrape out seeds using a spoon. Then chop the cucumber.
The spices can be adjusted to taste.
Lime Juice: I like to use freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Garnish: Use fresh cilantro and/or mint leaves.

How to make Kachumber?

You’ll enjoy this quick, easy, and nutritious salad, made with simple ingredients, that is ready in just 10 minutes!

Wash and chop the cucumber, onion, tomatoes, and green chili into small pieces. You want to cut the vegetables so that they are all roughly the same size.

You can also use a chopper to cut the veggies into equal sizes.

In a bowl, combine all the chopped vegetables, spices, and cilantro, and mix well.

Variations of Kachumber

There are many different ways to make this salad; you can customize it as you like. Some of the variations are:

Can add chopped avocado.
Add cooked chickpeas to make it high-protein.
Top with pomegranate seeds or roasted peanuts.
Add grated carrots, beets, or radishes.
Add chaat masala and black salt (kala namak) for a tangier flavor.
Add freshly ground black pepper to taste.
You can substitute vinegar for lime juice.

What to Serve Kachumber with?

This Indian kachumber salad is a perfect accompaniment to any Indian dish. Some of the recipes are:

This salad is also great to serve with biryani, along with some raita. Below is my egg biryani recipe.

You can also use it in your veggie wraps or serve it with your burgers!

Can you prepare it in advance?

Yes, you can prepare it in advance till the chopping part and store it in the refrigerator. While serving, mix everything along with the spices and lemon juice.