CUCUMBER CARVING:-
1.CUCUMBER BOAT:-(to serve dip)
- To make cucumber base,remove a lengthwise long thin slice from the cucumber
- From the top of cucumber,make the two dip cuts from both the sides such that a small space in centre remains as it is to make the space for two dip(2 chatnis).
- In both dip cuts,scoope and remove all the seeds from inside to make cavity.
- give a zigzag cut on the whole boundry of cucumber and in the centre partition also
- Cucumber boat is ready to serve the chatnis.(see in the image below)
- Put cucumber on plate
- Now cut one thin slice and just fold it with help of toothpick putting inside it.
- Remove one slice from the base of cucumber and fold it and fix it by folding on the above folded layer with help of toothpick
- put one triangle small shape carot on top of toothpick
- Cut two more carrot in triangle shape and with help of toothpick insert on both sides of cucumber.(see in the image below)
- Remove one thin slice of cucumber and remove a small part of it by giving a slant cut
- now on remaining slice,give thin line cut in whole slice
- now fold one layer inside and leave the other
- keep on doing alternatively to make design shown in the below image
4.CUCUMBER FLOWER WITH FOUR PETALS:-
- Make the cucumber standon surface and give a slice cut from the base to make it stand properly
- Now from the top of cucumber give a cut in plus form till the 3/4 end to make four petals
- Remove all the seeds from inside
- Now give zigzag cut on sides of petal to give petal like shape
- Make small leave shape cut in the centre of all four petals and remove it from the centre
- The small leaves will stand inside and big zigzag shape will b in outside
- Put it in ice cold water so that flower can bloom nicely
- Place a cherry inside in centre and flower is ready.(see in the image below)
