- Servings: 4-6
- Soaking time: 3-4 hours.
- Preparation time: 10-12 minutes.
- Mixing time: 2 minutes.
- Total time: 14 minutes.
Salad might not be everyone’s favorite but for those who are trying to lose weight.
Fresh, colourful, and full of life; “Chana dal (split Bengal gram) & vegetable salad” gets an artistic makeover with a special touch of presentation on blanched cabbage leaves.
The combination of protein-packed chana dal and crunchy veggies makes it a guilt-free, nutrient-dense treat, while the cabbage leaf turns it into an edible bowl that is as pretty as it is healthy.
Perfect for a party platter or a light lunch, this salad is a creative way to serve something simple in a truly impressive style.
Come up with Chana dal (split Bengal) gram & vegetable salad, which is rich in protein and vitamins should be consumed regularly for multiple health benefits.
Here I used blanched cabbage leaf, which enhance the plating and brings the hunger, I used exotic Carambola (star fruit), which gives the rich dietary fiber and vitamin c.
Ingredients:
- Chana dal: 50 gm
- Carambola (star fruit):1 no.
- Tender Cabbage leaf: 8-10 no.
- Spring onion: 20 gm.
- Cucumber: 50-60 gm. (1 no.)
- Carrot: 20 gm.
- Radish: 20 gm.
- Tomato: 50 gm
- Green chilli: 2 no.
- Coriander leaves: 20 gm.
- Salt: ½ teaspoon
- Lemon: 1 no.
Preparation:
- Soak chana dal for at least 3-4 hours.
- Blanch (put cabbage leaf into boiled water for couple of minutes, remove and put into normal water to retain the colour of the leaf) cabbage leaf and keep aside.
- Chop all ingredients (spring onion, Carambola, radish, tomato, green chilli and coriander leaves) into small pieces, keep aside.
- Grate carrot, keep aside.
Method:
- Take a mixing bowl; put chopped and grated ingredients into bowl. Add salt and lemon juice into it, keep aside.
- Spread blanched cabbage leaf and put the prepared and mixed salad on the leaf, again spread coriander leaves for decoration see the photo.
- Chana dal (split Bengal) gram & vegetable salad is ready to be served with meal.
Chana dal (split Bengal gram) & vegetable salad by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.