Chana Veg Salad

Chana Salad is a healthy ,quick and simple recipe.  Rich in protein and Vitamins.Chana salad can be had as breakfast or with lunch or as snack.... Just 10 mins to get nutrient packed salad....

Ingredients:

• 1 cup chana
• 1 onion,chopped
• 1 tomato,chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 capsicum,chopped
• 1 green chilli deseeded,slit into half 
• 1 Cucumber chopped
• 1 tsp lime juice
• Salt as per taste

Method:

• Soak chana for minimum 1 hr and cook in pressure cooker with little water and salt for 1 or 2 whistles.Dont overcook.
• Drain the water. If you like you can use this water while preparing roti or rasam.
• Now take all the chopped vegetables in a bowl,add the boiled chana,lime juice and required salt and mix well.                                

Chana Salad is ready !!!

Note:
Instead of using green chilli you can use crushed pepper powder( 5 to 6 pepper corns)

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Lettuce Vegetable Salad

         Salad is prepared by mixing a variety of foods like vegetables, fruits, cheese, cooked meat,grains along with salad dressing that enhances more flavor to the Salad. Here I have prepared salad using vegetables like tomato,cucumber,Lettuce,carrot,capsicum and Onion. Enjoy the crunchy, tangy, spicy , healthy and colourful Salad.....

Prep Time:5 mins
Cook Time:5 mins

    

Ingredients:

• Lettuce - 1 cup 
• Carrot - 2
• Cucumber - 2
• Onion - 1
• Tomato - 1 medium size,Deseeded
• Green chilli - 1 small
• Capsicum - 1

For Salad dressing:

• Lemon juice - 1 tsp
• Olive oil - 1 tsp
• Pepper crushed - 1/2 tsp
• Salt for taste

Method:
Cut the vegetables into small cubes or into thin slices.Cut green chilli into 4 big pieces.
Add in lime juice,Olive oil,Salt and pepper.Mix well with a spoon and fork
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Fresh Lettuce salad is ready to eat....
 It will last for atleast 2 days when refrigerated.

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Thinai Koozh | Foxtail Porridge | திணை கூழ்

Thinai is known as Foxtail millet in English. It is very healthy and highly nutritious,full of vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in proteins and fiber. It helps in weight loss. It is ideal for reducing Cholesterol ,risk of heart attack,controls blood sugar. This koozh is a perfect drink during summer as it cools the body.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Thinai (Husk Removed - How to remove husk)
• 3.5 cups water
• Salt
• Buttermilk or Curd

Method:

• Wash Thinai well and soak it in water for 15 mins.
• Drain the water and keep it aside.
• Add 3.5 cups of water in a pan and boil it,add the thinai and cook until soft.
• Once cooked switch of the stove and allow it to cool.
• Once cooled, pour water until the cooked thinai gets fully submerged.
• Let it stay out overnight. Add 2 pinch of salt now if needed.
• Next day the thinai would have absorbed 3/4th of water.It will be more soft. Add butter milk or curd as required, water and salt if needed. 
• Mix well in a mixer or using a hand beater and serve with pearl,mor milagai or any pickle or spiced raw mango.                                  
• Can keep the Cooked thinai with water in fridge for 2-3 days and use it when needed.

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