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Dahi kakudi [EASY SPICY GINGER, CUCUMBER Salad With CURD (Odia Recipe)

 Dahi kakdi or cucumber in curd salad 

There is a huge difference between the salad that i have grown up eating and the one that I got to taste in Odisha. One such salad recipe from Odisha is Dahi Kakdi. this flavorful Cucumber salad is yum and makes a lip-smacking side dish too. 'As cool as a cucumber ' pairs well with the heat of ginger and green chilli and gives you a salad that is yum on its own.

 Have you ever tried making a spicy cucumber salad with ingredients written "HEALTHY" all over them? Here's one easy peasy 5-minute salad recipe for your DIWALI guests! 

No onion-garlic DAHI KAKuDI recipe from Odisha! Yum on its own. 

ONE AMAZING SALAD RECIPE FROM THE STATE OF ODISHA. DAHI KAKUDI OR cucumber in curd salad. 



For this easy salad recipe, you need to chop cucumber, grate ginger, and slit green chilliinto two.Start by dumping green chilli and ginger ina bowl. Drown both with 1 tbsp of curd. Start mashing or pressing to releasethe juices of both ginger and chili submerged in the curd.  Don’t pity them and keep pressing. This alonewill lend a flavorful aroma to your cucumber salad recipe. Now let’s add cucumber , followed by extra tbspoonsof curd, black salt. Mix gently. Garnish with coriander and enjoy as a sidedish ! yumm

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