CUCUMBER, THE GREAT

CUCUMBER, THE GREAT

100gms of cucumber has the following nutrients:-
Carbohydrate          -- 3.53gm
Sugar                      -- 1.67gm
Fiber                       -- 0.5gm
Fat                          --  0.11gm
Protein                    --  6.5gm
Vitamin B1              -- 0.27m.gm
Vitamin B2              --0.033m.gm
Vitamin B3              -- 0.098 m.gm
Vitamin B5              -- 0.259m.gm
Vitamin B6              -- 0.040m.gm
Vitamin E                -- 2.8m.gm
Calcium                   --16m.gm
Iron                         -- 0.28m.gm
Magnesium              -- 13m.gm
Phosphorous            -- 24m.gm
Potassium                -- 147m.gm
Zinc                         -- 0.20m.gm
Water                      -- 50gms
So for mid morning snack, you can have one full tender raw cucumber. It really satisfies hunger to a very great extent.This I am telling from personal experience.

A good Cucumber koottu.     
 Tender cucumber           -- 2 or 3
  Moong dhal                  -- 1/2 cup
  Pepper jeera granules    -- 1 tsp
  Salt to taste
  Coconut gratings(optional) --1/2 cup
Pressure cook dhal and cucumber pieces together. Season pepper jeera granules in a tsp of ghee adding salt to the koottu.This will be a very good side dish to chappathi.