Explore Nepal - Culinary - Recipes - Cucumber Achar

Ingredients

• 4 cups cucumber, pealed, seeded, and sliced 1/4-in thick into 2-in lengths
• 1 tablespoon coarse salt for the dewatering of cucumber
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon timur (Szechwan pepper)
• 1 tablespoon hot chili paste
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 3 tablespoons mustard oil, or good olive oil
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Pinch of asafetida
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped, for garnish