Beetroot Salad

Beetroot Salad 

Beetroot improves digestive health and are low in calories, yet high in vitamins and minerals. This healthy beetroot salad is simple, easy and quick to pull off. 

What you need:

• 2 medium sized fresh beetroots
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp pepper powder 
• 1/2 tsp seasoning of your choice 

Method:

1. Wash and boil the beetroots in a cooker with sufficient water for 10 minutes. Remove and cool the beetroots. Remove the skin and chop it into chunks.
2. For preparation of the dressing, take olive oil in a small bowl. Add pepper powder and seasoning of your choice. Pour it over the beetroot chunks and mix well so that all the pieces get coated.
3. Serve it either chilled or at room temperature.

Corn Carrot Salad

Corn Carrot Salad 

Salads are the best way to showcase vibrant fruits and veggies in your everyday meal. The corn carrot  salad recipe below is easy, delicious and hassle free and will leave you craving for more!

What you need:

• 1 cup sweet corn
• 1 cup diced carrots 
• 1 onion (medium) 
• 1/2 tsp pepper powder
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp coriander or parsley leaves 
• Salt to taste

Recipe:

1. Put the corn and carrot in a steamer and steam for 5 minutes on high flame. Remove and cool. 
2. Add chopped onion to the cooled corn and carrot.
3. For preparing the seasoning: Add olive oil, pepper powder and salt in a bowl. Mix thoroughly. Pour this over corn and carrot preparation. Give it a good mix. Garnish with coriander or parsley leaves. 

Note: By steaming the vegetables, the original bright colour can be retained. 

Beetroot – Tomato Salad

This colourful easy to prepare salad can be put together in a few minutes. Usually, who doesn’t like to eat beetroot subji, enjoy this salad immensely.lad.

You need

1 medium beetroot

1 big tomato cut into thin slices

1 big onion cut into thin slices

1 green chilli slit

Little coriander leaves (optional)

1 Salt to taste

½ tsp lime juice

·        Wash and steam the beetroot in cooker. Usually the beetroot cooks well when it is cooked for 10 minutes after the first whistle. When the cooker is cooled, open the lid, peel the beet root and cut into thin slices.

·       Add salt, slit chilli and onion slices to the beetroot and mix well.

·       Add tomato slices and toss well.

·       Just before serving add lime juice, check the taste, sprinkle coriander leaves and serve.

Banana Leaf Moong Dal Salad/ Green Gram Dal/ Moogachi Dal

Banana Leaf  Moong Dal Salad/ Green Gram Dal/ Moogachi Dal

Tender banana leaf which just peeps in to the world has a distinct taste. The rolled in tender leaf mixed with moong dal tastes delicious. This salad is easy to prepare with a few ingredients always available in the kitchen.

You need

1 tender banana leaf (still rolled together as shown in the picture)

50 gms of moong dal washed well and soaked for 3 hours in cold water

1 medium onion cut into small pieces

1 green chilli cut into medium pieces

1/2 tsp lime juice

1 tsp fresh coriander leaves cut into small

½ tsp oil and a few mustard seeds

Salt to taste

  

·     Clean the banana leaf and cut into small pieces

·     Heat oil in a pan, when hot add mustard seeds.

·     When they start crackling add the cut banana leaf and sauté for 2 minutes. Put off  the stove and leave it to cool.

·     Drain all the water from the moong dal and keep aside.

·     Mix onion, chillies, salt, moong dal and cooled banana leaf.

·     Just before serving, sprinkle lemon juice, check the taste.

·     Sprinkle fresh coriander, give a toss and serve with rice/roti.

Moong Dal Salad/ Hesaru Bele Kosambri/ Moogachi Dal

Moong Dal Salad/ Hesaru Bele Kosambri/ Moogachi Dal

The tiny moong dal when soaked and mixed with readily available items in the kitchen turns into a lovely salad or kasambri. What’s more, this dal doesn’t need any cooking but tastes just great.

You need

50 gms of moong dal washed well and soaked for 3 hours in cold water

1 medium carrot peeled, washed and grated

1 medium onion cut into small pieces

1 green chilli cut into medium pieces

1/2 tsp lime juice

1 tsp fresh coriander leaves cut into small

Salt to taste

·     Drain all the water from the moong dal.

·     Add grated carrot, minced onion and chillies and salt. Mix well.

·     Just before serving, sprinkle lemon juice, check the taste.

·     Sprinkle fresh coriander, give a toss and serve with rice/roti.