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Easy Lentil Salad

This salad is ideal for the weight watchers. Flavours, colours and textures are so interesting in this fusion salad that has a unique, spicy non-oil dressing. There you go, the salad is ready in the blink of an eye.

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Main ingredients Whole red lentils (sabut masoor), Olive oil, Garlic, Ginger, Green chillies, Onion, Lemon juice, Carrot, Green capsicum, Yellow capsicum, Cucumber, Fresh mint leaves, Honey, Chaat masala, Roasted peanuts
Cuisine Fusion
Course Salad
Prep time 5-6 hours
Cook time 0-5 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Savoury
Level of cooking Easy
Others Vegetarian

Ingredients 

  • 2 cups boiled whole red lentils (sabut masoor)
  • 3 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
  • 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
  • 2 green chillies, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper powder to taste
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled
  • ½ medium red capsicum
  • ½ medium yellow capsicum
  • ½ small English cucumber
  • 20-25 fresh mint leaves
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • A large pinch of chaat masala
  • Roasted peanuts for garnish
  • Fresh mint sprigs for garnish

Method

  1. Heat olive oil in pan, add garlic, ginger, green chillies and onion, mix and sauté till translucent.
  2. Add salt, black pepper powder, cumin powder and red chilli powder, mix and sauté for 1 minute. Add ¼ cup water, mix and cook for 1-2 minutes. 
  3. Switch the heat off, add lemon juice, mix and set aside to cool completely.
  4. Cut carrot into ½ inch cubes, cut red capsicum and yellow capsicum into ½ inch pieces as well. And cut cucumber into ½ inch cubes.
  5. Transfer all the chopped vegetables into a large bowl, add boiled lentils, mint leaves, cooled onion mixture, honey and chaat masala and mix till well combined.
  6. Transfer the salad into a serving plate, garnish with roasted peanuts and mint sprig and serve.
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