Salad

Ingredients

• 1 carrot, peeled and julienne
• 1 cucumber, peeled and diced
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1 green chili (chili pepper), minced
• 1 small bunch of cilantro, coriander leaves minced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons lemon/lime juice

For Salad Dressing

• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon black gram dal (washed urad dal), picked over and rinsed
• 1 red chili (chili pepper), halved
• 1/2 teaspoon asafetida powder
• a few curry leaves (optional)

Methods:-

1. Add the carrots, cucumber, tomatoes, green chilly, cilantro, pepper and lemon juice in a bowl and mix thoroughly.
2. Set aside.
3. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a heavy pan or skillet. Add the mustard seeds, black gram dal, halved red chili, asafetida, and a few curry leaves.
4. When the mustard seeds splutter, add this mixture to the vegetables. Now add the lemon juice, and mix thoroughly.
5. Serve at room temperature.