Cucumber Raita

Cucumber Raita

Ingredients:
Cucumber - 1/2 finely chopped
Onion - 1 finely chopped
Tomato - 1/2 finely chopped
Coriander leaves - 2 tspn (Finely chopped)
Yogurt - 1 cup (Preferably fresh sweet one)
Salt to taste

Method:
1) Mix all the above ingredients in yogurt with little salt.
2) Its ready to serve with Pulav as a side dish.

Cheers!
Madhavi

Carrot and Sweet corn Salad

Carrot and sweet corn salad

We love to eat one raw vegetable in our regular meal. And today we had carrot and sweet corn salad.

Ingredients:
Fresh carrot Grated - 1 cup
Fresh grated coconut - 3 - 4 tbl. spn
Sweet Corn - 1/4 cup (I used frozen corn)
Fresh coriander leaves - 2 tspn
Salt to taste


For tempering (Optional)

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn

Urad Dal - 1/4 tspn

Hing a pinch

Green chilles - 1 (Finely chopped)

Curry leaves - 3- 4 leaves

Oil - 1 tspn .

Method:

1) Mix the grated carrot, coconut  and sweet corn with required amount of salt.

2) Garnish with Coriander leaves.

3) For tempering, take a small pan, add oil, and once it is hot, add Mustard seeds and urad dal.

4) Once they splutter, add green chillies, curry leaves and hing and pour this mixture over the Bottle guard salad.

Note: I did not temper the salad, as I am going oil free in my salad. :)

Cheers!
Madhavi

Bottle guard salad

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I am on a raw food diet and trying to reduce some extra calories. Hence, was planning for an oil free diet and this is one of them.

Bottle guard salad is one of my all time fav which can be eaten with chapati or Just like that :)

Ingredients:

Bottle guard - 1/2 cup (Grated)

Fresh grated Coconut  - 3 tbl spn

Curd / Yogurt - 1/2 cup

Coriander leaves - 2 tspn (Finely chopped)

Pomogranate seeds - 3 tbl spn (Optional)

Salt to taste

For tempering (Optional)

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn

Urad Dal - 1/4 tspn

Hing a pinch

Green chilles - 1 (Finely chopped)

Curry leaves - 3- 4 leaves

Oil - 1 tspn .

Method:

1) Mix the grated bottle guard and coconut with yogurt and required amount of salt.

2) Garnish with Coriander leaves

3) For tempering, take a small pan, add oil, and once it is hot, add Mustard seeds and urad dal.

4) Once they splutter, add green chillies, curry leaves and hing and pour this mixture over the Bottle guard salad.

Note: I did not temper the salad, as I am going oil free in my salad. :)

Cheers!

Madhavi