Instant Carrot Sabji / Carrot Salad

It’s a great way to increase your intake of raw vegetables without getting cooked. But kids make faces when they told to eat raw vegetables. I just added few simple steps to make more interesting Carrot Sabji/ Carrot Salad. This tip works for children and adults too. One can eat one full bowl in one go.  It will go well with chapati/Indian Bread, Rice and even as a healthy snack at 4 pm in the office time. 

Ingredients:

•  Carrot 2 shredded
•  2 to 3 Green chili (chop them as big pieces )
•  Salt to taste
• Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
• Fresh Coriander Leaves (for garnishing)

For Seasoning:

• Mustard seeds
• Urud Dal /White Lentils (grown in Indian subcontinent- Available in Indian Store)
• Hing/Asafoetida
• Oil

Method:

1.  Peel and then grate the carrots in a large bowl. I used baby carrots so i blended it.

 

2.  Add the chopped green chilies, salt, lemon juice and add the seasoning on top and mix well.
3. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

 

That’s it simple and easy and yummy tasty salad is ready in 2 mins.

Variations:   You can add garlic cloves crushed and mix it with olive oil to get another version of taste. 

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Vegetable Salad

Vegetables are packed with vital minerals and vitamins that our body needs. Here it is a simple way of dish to treat and refresh your body.

Ingredients:

• Zucchini or Cucumber (peeled and thinly Sliced)
• 1 cup of  Salad leaves
• 1 Onion (Thinly sliced into rings)
• 2-3 Red and Yellow capsicum (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 2-3 Carrots (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 1 Tomato (thinly sliced into rings)
• 1 Red Radish (peeled and thinly sliced) (optional)
• 1 small lettuce  (shredded) (optional)
• 2 tsp Lemon juice
• 2 tsp Pepper powder
• Salt to taste
• Chaat Masala /black salt to taste 

Time Required: 15 mins

Method:

1) Take big bowl add all chopped vegetables (except Zucchini or cucumber).
2) Sprinkle salt, pepper, Chaat masala and lemon Juice mix well and store it in fridge.
3) In a plate arrange Zucchini and Salad leaves and in the center of the plate add the marinated vegetable mix.

Yummy healthy tasteful Vegetable Salad is Ready to munch

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