Kachumber

This article is about the Indian salad dish. For the similar African salad, see Kachumbari.

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

Type	Salad
Place of origin	India Pakistan Bangladesh
Main ingredients	Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, unripe mangoes, and chili peppers
Variations	Kosambari Singju
Media: Kachumber

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.

See also

• Food portal

South Asian salads

• Kosambari, a South Indian salad made with pulses
• Raita, a South Asian side dish made with yogurt
• Singju, a Northeastern Indian salad

Similar salads

• Afghan salad, a salad from Afghanistan
• Arab salad, a salad from the Arab world
• Çoban salatası, a salad from Turkey
• Greek salad, a salad from Greece
• Israeli salad, a salad from Israel
• Kachumbari, a salad from East Africa
• Pico de gallo, a salsa from Mexico
• Serbian salad, a salad from Serbia
• Shirazi salad, a salad from Iran
• Shopska salad, a salad from Bulgaria