Mixed Salad 4 - North Indian Style With Chat Masala
Mixed Salad 4 - North Indian Style With Chat Masala
Mamta Gupta
This is a simple but delicious salad, suitable for buffet meals. Use as many of the main ingredients as you have or any that you have. Adding a chopped fruit like apple, orange, kiwi, pear, halved grapes etc. enhances its taste. I often serve it as an everyday salad, about 1/2 an hour before meal time.
Edited April 2018
Ingredients
1/4 cup carrots, grated or finely chopped
1/4 cup cucumber, grated or finely chopped
1/4 cup finely shredded cabbage leaves
1 small red onion thinly sliced or chopped
2 tbsp. shredded radish
1 firm tomato, de-seeded and finely chopped
1 fruit from the fruit bowl, chopped
Optional;
1-2 green chillies finely chopped
A few crisp lettuce leaves to serve
Dressing:
2 tsp Chat Masala, adjust amount to taste. You can buy ready-made Chat masala from Indian grocers.
1/2 tsp. roasted and crushed cumin seeds
Juice of 1/2 lemon or lime, adjust to taste
Instructions
Place all salad ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
Add chat masala and lemon juice, mix gently.
Arrange lettuce leaves at the base of a salad dish or bowl or 1 leaf per individual plate.
Spoon this mix on top of the lettuce leaves.
Serve chilled.
Notes
I often add chopped up apples, pineapple, pear or any other crisp fruits from the fruit bowl.
Other dressings of your choice can be used.
Also see Salad Selection and Salad Dressings