Saturday 21 April 2012

Tropical Yogurt Salad

                                                                 Tropical Yogurt Salad

Ingredients:

finely chopped cabbage: 1/2 cup
chopped carrot: 1 medium
boiled potato: 1 small
chopped cucumber: 1/2cup
peas: 1/4cup
chopped apple: 1/2
finely chopped mint leaves: 3-4 sticks
finely chopped tomatoes : 1 (to garnish)

Dressing:
homemade curd: 1 cup
mustard sauce: 1/2tsp
sugar : 1/2tsp
salt: 1/4tsp
pepper: 1/4tsp
fresh cream : 1tsp

Recipe:
  • For dressing hang the curd in a thin strainer or muslin cloth for 1 hour.
  • add sugar, salt, pepper, mustard sauce in the hung curd and mix properly.
  • mix  fresh cream in the dressing and refrigerate it.
  • Boil 4 cups of water with 1tsp of salt.
  • add carrots and peas when peas are done add cabbage and remove it from the flame and keep it aside for 2 minutes.
  • strain the veg
  • add cold veg, apple, cucumber and mint leaves to the dressing
  • refrigerate it and add tomatoes before serving.



Pasta & Corn Salad

                                                              Pasta & Corn Salad

Ingredients:                                                                                 Serves: 3-4
wheat or semolina pasta: 1 cup
boiled corn: 1 cup
finely chopped capsicum: 1/2cup
finely chopped cucumber: 1/2cup
melon: 1/2cup
orange or grapes: 1/2cup
vinaigrette salad dressing: 2tsp
salt: 1/4tsp
pepper: 1/4tsp

Recipe:
  • Mix boiled macaroni, corn, cucumber, capsicum and fruits in a big bowl
  • Add dressing, salt, pepper and mix properly.
  • Refrigerate it and serve cold.

Beetroot Salad

                                                                    Beetroot Salad


Ingredients:                                                                
beetroots: 2 small
spring onions: 2 small
coriander leaves: to garnish

Dressing:
honey: 1tsp
vinegar: 1tsp
oil: 1/2tsp
crushed garlic: 2-3 flakes
salt: 1/4tsp
pepper: 1/4tsp

Recipe:
  • Pressure cook beetroots with 2 cups of water (give 3 whistles).
  • cool, peel and cut in diagonal pieces.
  • Chop spring onions in thin slices and keep it aside.
  • Mix all the ingredients of the dressing in a small bowl.
  • Mix dressing with beetroot and refrigerate it.
  • mix onions before serving and garnish it with green coriander.