Carrot and cucumber Salad

Ingredients :
4 tablespoons plain yogurt
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted and ground
2 teaspoons cumin seeds, toasted and ground
½ pound cucumbers, peeled seeded and diced
½ pound carrot, grated
Salt to taste
2 teaspoons mustard oil
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
½ teaspoon nigella seeds
1 green cayenne chile, slit lengthwise and seeded
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon turmeric
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons mint leaves, minced
Method
In a small bowl add the yogurt, sesame and cumin and mix well to make a smooth paste. Add the cucumber, carrot and salt. Set aside.
Heat the oil in as small skillet over medium heat. Add the mustard, nigella, and chile and cook for about a minute, stirring until the spices are aromatic. Add the cayenne and turmeric. Stir and pour the flavored oil over the cucumbers; toss gently. Add the lemon juice and chill.

Serve cold topped with mint leaves.

Carrot Yogurt Salad

Ingredients :

Yoghurt - 2 cups
Carrot - 3 nos ,Peeled & grated
Green chillies - 1 no chopped finely
Tomato - 1 no chopped
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
Salt - to taste acc to taste
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
oil for seasoning

Method
Wash , peel & grate the Carrots.
Wash & Cut coriander leaves finely .
In a serving bowl mix the yoghurt,Carrots,chillies,tomato with salt.
Heat oil in a apn, splutter mustard seeds and pour over the above and refrigerate.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve chilled with any Breads or Rice dishes.

Cabbage Salad

Ingredients
Cabbage ( cut finely ) : 2 cups
Apple ( cut finely ) : 1
Walnut ( cut finely ) : ½ cup
Onion ( cut finely ) : 1
Salad cream : as needed
Tomato ( cut into thin round slices ) : 2 cups
Method
Mix all the items.
Decorate with tomato slices and serve.

Capsicum Tomatao Salad

Ingredients
Oil : 1 cup
Spring onion ( cut finely ) : 5
Capsicum ( cut finely ): 2
Tomato ( cut finely ) : 1½
Salt : as needed
Sugar : 2 tsp
Soya sauce : 1 tsp
Corn flour : 2 tsp
Method
Heat oil in a frying pan.
Add onion, capsicum and fry for 2 minutes,
Add tomato, salt, sugar, soya sauce and fry for 2 minutes.
Mix corn flour in 2 tsp of water, add to the contents and stir well.
Remove from the stove and serve hot.

Apple Orange Salad

Ingredients
Apple ( cut into thin round slices ) : 2
Plantain ( cut into round slices ) : 2
Cabbage ( grated ) : ½ cup
Orange slices ( skin peeled and seeds removed ) : 1 cup
Orange dressing : ½ cup
Fried groundnut : ½ cup
Method
Place the apple pieces in a flat broad vessel.
Next place the plantain slices.
Spread grated cabbage.
Place orange slices.
Pour orange dressing and refrigerate.
Sprinkle fried groundnut and serve.

Carrot Orange Salad

Ingredients
Orange : 1
Carrot : 2
Oil : 2 tbsp
Mustard : ½ tbsp
Lime juice : 1 tbsp
Cream : ½ cup
Curd : ½ cup
Salt : as needed
Pepper powder : as needed
Method
Peel the skin and grate carrots.
Soak in cold water for an hour.
Strain the water.
Remove the skin of oranges.
Separate the slices and set aside.
Mix all the items and refrigerate.
Serve chilled.

Bread Salad

Ingredients
Bread pieces : 2 cups
Walnut : ½ cup
Potato : 1 cup ( cut into same size pieces )
Beans : 1 cup ( cut into small pieces and boiled )
Vinegar : 2 tbsp
Sugar : 2 tbsp
Salt : as needed
Worchestire sauce : ¼ tsp
Cream : ½ cup
Method
Cut bread into same size pieces.
Add a little butter and fry in a pan till golden.
Fry potato pieces also till golden.
Mix vinegar, sugar, salt, sauce, cream in a cup and stir well.
Mix bread, potato, beans, stir well and serve immediately.