What is the best indian salad recipe you have come accross till date?

Question

Please ensure that they are cold salad, veg and non veg will do.

Answer 1

here are 3 recipes my mom makes often:

bean or choli salad:

2 cups boiled dry choli or kidney beans
1 large onion chopped finely
2 small tomatoes diced
2 green chillies chopped
1 sprig of corriander chopped finely
lemon juice
salt to taste

mix all the ingridients in a large bowl. let it chill in the fridge. toss in the tomatoes only when ur about to eat the salad in order to keep it from getting soggy. serve after the salad is nice and cold.

paneer salad:

2 bowls paneer cut into small bite sized cubes of equal size.
1 large onion chopped finely
1 small capsicum diced
1 teaspoon oil
3 tablespoon heinz ketchup
1 teaspoon chilli sauce
1/2 teaspoon mustard sauce (to add a zing!) (optional)
corriander to garnish

saute the onions and capsicums lightly in the oil for just oer a min. do not let the onions turn brown. toss in the paneer and stir in the sauces. mix thoroughly and garnish with coriander before serving

here's one more

corn salad!

3cups boiled corn grains
1 boiled potato diced into small cubes
1 tomato deseeded and diced into small cubes
2 green chillies chopped finely
1 small onion chopped finely
1 bunch of fresh corriander
1/2 cup of ready made fried sev (haldi ram sev will work too)
2 tablespoon lemon juice
salt to taste

saute the onions in very little oil until they turn transperant. turn off the flame. mix all the ingredients except sev. let it chill in the fridge. garnish with sev before serving. (mix in the sev lightly only before serving in order to prevent it from getting soggy)




enjoy!

Answer 2

Crispy Lemon Salad

I sliced onion
2 sliced tomatos
Half a cucumber sliced on the angle

Layer onion on the bottom, sprinkle lightly with cayenne.
Layer on the tomatoes, sprinkle with salt and ground coriander and cummin.
Layer on the cucumber and add both choppped fresh mint and mintflakes and paprika.

Pour over juice of 2 lemons and let it sit for 30 mins before serving.

Potato Badou

Mix together;
1 pinch of tumeric
1 tsp salt
1 small onion thickly sliced
2 bay leaves
1 green chilli - sliced
1 tblsp chilli powder
4 tblsps olive oil
half tspn mustard seeds
1 tblsp paprika

Add 3 Boiled and large cubed potatoes to the dressing above. Mix carefully, so you dont mash the spuds. Squeeze the juice of one lemon over the top of the lot.

Cucumber Raita

300mls a good creamy natural yoghurt
6oz lebanese cucumber - seeds removed and finely chopped
1tblsp ground coriander
1 green chilli - chopped
salt to taste

Sprinkle with paprika and cummin for colour.

Answer 3

Bittergourd With Fresh Yoghurt
Ingredients Method
4 Bittergourd
2 cups fresh sweet Curd
1/2 cup fresh grated Coconut (Make a paste)
4 tbsp Lemon Juice- for soaking bittergourd.
2 tbsp Salt- for soaking bittergourd.
1 tsp Sugar/ or more if necessary
Salt as per taste
For seasoning:

2 tsp Urad dal
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Hing
3-4 Red Chillies (as per your taste)
Curry Leaves 5-6
Fresh Coriander leaves chopped finely 1-2 tbsp

Method
1.Make thin and small slices of bittergourd. Soak in lemon juice and salt for one hour. After that wash nicely and squeeze out the water. Fry in non-stick pan till crisp. Drain on paper.

2.Add coconut paste in yoghurt and beat till smooth.

3.Mix bittergourd slices.

4.Heat oil and season with all the ingredients given. Add sugar, salt.

5.Keep in fridge, and serve cool with rice and salad.

Answer 4

Boiled pulses with chopped carrot, cucumber, lettuce leaves and some tomato with coriander leaves to garnish is the best healthy indian salad!

Answer 5

INDIAN SUMMER JELLO SALAD

2 (3 oz.) pkgs. Jello
2 c. boiling water
1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 (6 oz.) frozen orange juice

Dissolve Jello in water; add orange juice; stir until dissolved. Add oranges and pineapple. Pour in a square or oblong dish.

TOPPING:

1 pkg. Dream Whip
1 pkg. lemon instant pudding

Mix and spread on Jello.