Ingredients: 1 carrot, peeled and julienne
1 cucumber, peeled and diced
1 tomato, diced
1 green chili (chili pepper), minced
1 small bunch of cilantro, coriander leaves minced
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons lemon/lime juice For Salad Dressing 2 teaspoons oil
1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds
1 teaspoon black gram dal (washed urad dal), picked over and rinsed
1 red chili (chili pepper), halved
1/2 teaspoon asafetida powder
a few curry leaves (optional)
Method:
Add the first 7 ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Set aside. Making the salad dressing: Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a heavy pan or
skillet. Add the mustard seeds, black gram dal, halved red chili, asafetida, and a few
curry leaves. When the mustard seeds splutter, add this mixture to the
vegetables. Now add the lemon juice, and mix thoroughly. Serve at room temperature.
Salad North Indian Style
2 to 3 large Tomatoes, diced
2 large Cucumber, peeled and finely diced
1/4th cup Onion, finely diced
1 Green chili, finely chopped
A few sprigs of Coriander / Cilantro leaves
1 to 2 teaspoons Sugar
3/4th teaspoon Salt
Lime juice to taste
1/2 tsp. cumin seeds that are dry roasted in a skillet and then ground in a mortar
Method:
Add all the ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Set aside.
Serve at room temperature.
Chaat (Fiery Fruit Salad) North Indian Style
-In Indian, this nuclear fusion fruit salad is sold from sidewalk stands as a cooling
snack on hot days. Serve with milder main dishes to assure survival to dessert.
3 lbs. of mixed
fruit in season peeled, de-seeded and cut in 1 cm. cubes (banana and oranges are a must.
Apple, pear, nectarine, plums, guava, mango, pitted cherries, pineapple, kiwi, seedless
grapes.
4 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 tsp. cayenne
1 tsp. cumin seeds, roasted and crushed into a powder
1 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. mint
1 tsp. powdered ginger (optional)
Place all fruit in a large
serving bowl and mix in lemon juice. Mix all the spices in a separate bowl, pour over the
fruit and mix well with your hands. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until
well chilled, at least 1 hour. Makes 6 servings
Aunas Ambo Sasam (Mango/PineappleFruit
Salad) SouthWest Indian Style
Ingredients - serves 4
4 cups mixed fruits chopped (pineapple, mango, apple and green or black grapes
depending on availability)
4 tablespoons fresh grated coconut
2 dry red chilli(es)
1 teaspoon(s) mustard seeds
2 tablespoon(s) sugar or as per taste
salt to taste
Method: Mix the sugar into the chopped fruits and keep aside.
Grind the coconut with the red chilli(es) and a little water. When almost done, add the
mustard seeds. Grind for a few more seconds till the mustard seeds are crushed. Add the
coconut paste to the fruits with salt and mix well.
Serve cold or at room temperature.
Sprouted Moong dal Salad South Indian Style
Ingredients
2 cups sprouted green gram or moong dal
4 tbsp. onions finely chopped
2 cups tomato and cucumber chopped
2 big lettuce leaves sliced fine
2 tbsp. roasted peanuts
a dash of lemon and salt to taste
Method:
1. Gently mix all the ingredients except for the roasted peanuts in a salad
bowl. Keep refrigerated.
2. Mix in the roasted peanuts just before serving.
3. Serve cold.
Salad Gujarati or West Indian Style
Ingredients:
5 carrots, trimmed, peeled, and coarsely grated
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tbsp. whole black mustard seeds
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh grated coconut or coconut flakes
Method
Toss grated carrots with salt. Heat oil over medium flame until very hot, add mustard
seeds. When they begin to pop, pour contents of pan-oil and seeds-over carrots. Add lemon
juice and toss. Add the grated coconut. Mix thoroughly. Serve at room temperature.
