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Type | Salad |
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Place of origin | India Pakistan Bangladesh |
Main ingredients | Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, unripe mangoes, and chili peppers |
Variations | Kosambari Singju |
Kachumber, or cachumber, is a salad dish in South Asian cuisine consisting of fresh chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, unripe mangoes, lemon juice, and sometimes, chili peppers. [1] [2]
Kachumber is one of several salads which are common in the region. Others include the salad of Southern India known as kosambari and the salad of Northeast India known as singju. Sometimes, cucumber raita, a dish made with cucumber and curd, is also called kachumber.