Salads

Salads..
are normally prepared with raw vegetables and pulses like whole moong or whole channa and fresh corn.

Simple Green Vegetable Salad.

Things Needed :
Carrot : 1
Cucumber : 1
Lettuce leaves : 2 to 3
Capsicum : 1
Tomato : 1
Onion : 1
Cabbage : 5 to 6 leaves.
Coriander leaves: 5 to 6 sticks
Lemon : 1/2 portion
Olive oil : 1 /2 tea spoon
Salt : to taste

Method:

Cut all the vegetables in to small pieces and mix them in a bowl . Add salt and olive oil . Mix well.
Keep it in the fridge for 5 minutes and serve cold.

Note : You can add green chillies or pepper powder to make it more spicy .
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Sprouted Whole Moong Salad.

Wash and soak whole moong for overnight and then remove all water from the bowl and keep it in the bowl or tie it in small cloth for about 6 to 8 hours to get sprouted moong.

Things needed:

Whole Moong : 1 cup
Cucumber : 1
Carrot : 1
Salt : to taste
Coriander leaves : 4 to 5 sticks
Lemon juice: 1 tea spoon

Method :
Grate cucumber and carrot and cut coriander leaves in to small pieces and mix them in a bowl. Add Whole Sprouted Moong to the mixture and add salt. Squeeze 1/2 lemon juice and mix well Your Whole Moong Salad is ready to eat.

Note: You can add vegetables like capsicum and tomatoes also.( Cut into very small pieces).
Can add pepper powder or green chillies too. Can use sprouted whole channa instead of whole. moong.

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Boiled Beetroot Salad.
Things Needed :

Beetroot : 1 ( boiled )
Kidney beans : 1 cup ( boiled )
Onion : 1
Tomato : 1
Pepper powder : 1/2 tea spoon
Coriander leaves : 5 to 6 sticks
Lemon juice : 1/2 tea spoon.
Salt : to taste

Method :

Cut boiled beetroot, onion and tomato and coriander leaves in to small pieces and put it in a bowl. Add boiled kidney beans , pepper and salt to the mixture. Add lemon juice and mix it properly and beetroot salad is ready to serve.

Note: You can add 1 spoon of olive oil to the salad. Can add Parsley leaves also. ( Cut in sto small
pieces. Soak kidney beans in water for over night and cook it in pressure cooker for 8 to 10 minutes.

Chakkuli or Murku.

Chakkuli or Murku is a fried  fritter that can be munched on any time of the day. There are varieties of chakkuli made from different ingredients. This particular chakkuli is prepared using moong and urid dal with rice.

Lets see the recipe Now
Things needed :
Rice powder: 3 Cups
Urd Dal : 1 Tablespoon
Moong Dal : 1 Cup
Jeera : 1 Teaspoon
Sesame seeds( Till seeds) : 1 Teaspoon
Red Chilly powder : 1 Teaspoon
Oil : To fry
Salt : to taste
Butter : 1 Tablespoon

Method:
1. Wash Urid dal and moong dal and  pressure cook with required water. ( 8 to 10 minutes). Let it cool.

2. Take a big bowl and add rice flour, cooked and cooled dals, chilly powder, salt, sesame seeds and jeera.
3. Add butter and mix all the ingredients nicely. Let butter mix with all the ingredients.

4. Add water carefully (little by little) and prepare thick dough. Kneed the dough nicely.
5.Divide the dough in to small portions.

6. Take a chakkuli mould and put one portion and cover its lid.
7. Keep a frying pan on the fire and heat. Add oil and heat.

8. Press chakkuli to hot oil (Medium heat) and fry them till they turn golden brown or crispy.

9. Cook on both side and remove from the pan and put it on a kitchen tissue.

10. Put it in a glass jar or airtight box once it is cooled. Serve with a cup of coffee or tea.

Note :
You can not prepare the round Chakkuli. It is better to press the chakkuli to the hot oil. Do not add more butter. It might turn soft or curdle in oil. Adding more chilly powder is optional. Remember mild spicy chakkuli taste better. Adding urid dal is optional.
Time : 30 to 40 Minutes + Urid and Moong dal cooking  10 to 15 Minutes.