Cucumber Onigiri

Name: Cucumber Onigiri
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 large English cucumber; 1 cup Japanese cooked rice; 4-5 Tbsp Tuna chunks; 1 Tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tsp black sesame seeds

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
Best way to beat the heat this summer is to enjoy Cucumber Onigiri - a simple Japanese rice with tuna chunks and mayonnaise combined to stuff inside the rice and roll into thin cucumber slices

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
Best way to beat the heat this summer is to enjoy Cucumber Onigiri - a simple Japanese rice with tuna chunks and mayonnaise combined to stuff inside the rice and roll into thin cucumber slices

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Ingredients

Prep time -5 mins, Assembling -15 mins

3-4 servings

1large English cucumber
1 cupJapanese cooked rice
4-5 TbspTuna chunks
1 Tbspmayonnaise
1 tspblack sesame seeds

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Steps

Prep time -5 mins, Assembling -15 mins

1

Wash the English cucumber and cut thin slices straight - lay three slices one touching another on the kitchen board
2

Filling - in a bowl add cooked rice, and separately keep a bowl of a mix of Tuna chunks with mayonnaise
3

On the cucumber slug though away from the corner add 1 Tbsp rice, add a mix of 1 Tbsp tuna chunks mayonnaise mix, roll from the side
4

Roll carefully to the opposite direction and close the edges or tuck below
5

Finish the batches and sprinkle black sesame seeds.
6

Plate and enjoy 😊

Tips

The filling should be in the corner to roll.
The filling can be veg or non veg
You can add nori sheets also

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on April 21, 2026 02:40

Kolkata

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