Its soothing to relish on chilled salads to beat the heat. Cucumbers have a lot of water content,approximately 90% water content, so relish on it to keep yourself hydrated in summers. I’m posting a simple yogurt based cucumber salad which goes well with steaming hot rice dal or even with rotis and also tastes great all by itself.

RECIPE :

Ingredients

• 2 medium sized cucumber, skin peeled,ends sliced off and grated
• 1 1/2 to 2 cups fresh chilled thick yogurt (as per choice)
• 2 green chillies chopped fine 
• Sugar to taste
• Salt to taste
• Finely chopped coriander leaves to garnish

Version 2 : topping the salad with seasoning 

• 1 tsp ghee
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 green chillies chopped fine(adjust to taste and do not add chillies while mixing if adding while tempering)
• A pinch of asafoetida
• 2 to 3 curry leaves(optional)
• Coriander leaves to garnish

METHOD :

Peel and grate the cucumber and keep aside.Cucumber releases a lot of moisture when grated. Squeeze the grated cucumber and keep the liquid separate. 
Just a little while before serving, in a mixing bowl whisk chilled curds, add salt, sugar, chopped green chillies and mix well. Add the grated cucumber to the curd mix. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
Serve chilled or at room temperature with dal rice or rotis.

Version 2 :

In a seasoning wok,heat ghee,add cumin seeds,when they crackle add asafoetida, green chillies and curry leaves and take off heat and mix well.
Pour this seasoning over the salad and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves. 
Serve chilled or at room temperature.

NOTE :

Do check the cucumber taste as at times a cucumber may be bitter.
The water squeezed out from the grated cucumber contains nutrients, you could either drink it or add it to temperd dals.