Sambar Cucumber wholesale · Bangalore

Sambar cucumber, also called Mangalore cucumber — the big, barrel-shaped, yellow-orange southekai cooked in sambar, huli and dal. Firm, heavy and graded for even size. The salad cucumber is a separate line. Sold by weight, in 10 kg lots, at today's per-kg rate. Graded at the yard for size and condition; what is packed is what is weighed.

Sambar cucumber — also known as Mangalore cucumber or Mangalore southekai (ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಸೌತೆಕಾಯಿ) — is the large, barrel-shaped cooking cucumber of coastal Karnataka, with a yellow to rusty-orange mottled skin. BulkVeg supplies it wholesale to hotels, restaurants, caterers and canteens across Bangalore from the Kalasipalyam APMC yard.

Wholesale sambar cucumber in Bangalore — what you get

• What it is: the cooking cucumber, not the salad one — thick skin, firm white flesh, large seed cavity. For raita and salads see our cucumber.
• Grade: firm and heavy for its size, even skin colour, no soft patches or cracks; graded for even size.
• Sold: by weight, in 10 kg lots, at today’s per-kg rate.

How kitchens use sambar cucumber

It is the standard vegetable for southekai sambar and huli, and goes into kootu, dal, majjige huli, mor kuzhambu and the coastal southekai gojju and chutney. It holds its shape through long simmering, which is why meal counters and canteens like it: cut in the morning, it is still in pieces at lunch. It keeps well, so it is a cheap, dependable bulk vegetable to hold in store. It sits naturally on an indent with drumsticks, bottle gourd and coconut.

Graded at the yard, packed in leno mesh

Every lot is handpicked at arrival in the Kalasipalyam APMC yard, before anyone else lays a hand on it, then graded, weighed on a certified scale and packed in leno mesh bags marked with your name. The mesh lets the produce breathe on the drive to your kitchen and lets you see the lot before you open it. What is packed is what is weighed — no hidden wastage on the bill.

Ordering sambar cucumber from BulkVeg

Sambar cucumber is sold by weight in 10 kg lots, at the day’s per-kg rate shown on today’s rate board. Any mix of vegetables makes up the 200 kg minimum per order. Order by 10 PM for delivery the next morning between 6 and 9 AM, anywhere within 20 km of Kalasipalyam market, for a flat ₹400 delivery charge. Every line is billed on a bill of supply — fresh produce carries 0% GST. You weigh and inspect at your door before paying on cash on delivery. Orders also go through on WhatsApp at +91 87922 12266 or by phone at +91 98860 77731. Hotels and institutional kitchens can set up a standing supply from the hotels & kitchens page.

Questions buyers ask about sambar cucumber

Is sambar cucumber the same as Mangalore cucumber?

Yes — sambar cucumber, Mangalore cucumber and Mangalore southekai are names for the same large yellow cooking cucumber.

How long does it keep?

Much longer than salad cucumber: whole and uncut, it stays good for two weeks or more in a cool, dry, airy place. Once cut, refrigerate and use within two days.

Background: Cucumis melo, the species this cucumber belongs to. See today’s rates for every vegetable.

Sambar, huli, kootu, dal, chutney.