Healthy Cucumber Salad Easy
Soaked moong dal, cucumber and other ringredients are tossed together.
Ingredientsfor 2 servings
- 1/4 cup Moong dal soaked and boiled, cherupayar parippu
- 1 nos Cucumber peeled and — chopped
- 1/2 cup Carrot — grated
- 1/2 cup Beetroot — grated
- 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
- Asafoetida A pinch (Kayam)
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves — chopped
- 1 tbsp Coconut — grated
- 1 cup Yogurt
- 1/2 tsp Lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp Ghee
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing healthy cucumber salad, combine together lemon juice, coriander leaves, carrot, beetroot, cucumber, yogurt and salt. Add soaked and boiled moong dal.
Step 2
Melt ghee in a pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Step 3
Pour this into the cucumber mixture and garnish with grated coconut.
Step 4
Healthy cucumber salad is ready.
Tip
Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.
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