Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Healthy Salads

Bulgur Wheat Salad

This is a simple yet different way of adding a nutritious cereal like bulgur wheat to your meals. Being loaded with high fibre and nutrient dense veggies and dressed with a low fat curd dressing, this salad is, by all means, one of the best-suited salads for people with heart disease or high blood cholesterol levels.



Preparation Time: 
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients


For The Salad

1/2 cup broken wheat (dalia)
1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
1/4 cup finely chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup finely chopped capsicum
1/4 cup chopped spring onion greens
1/4 cup finely chopped mint leaves (phudina)
1/2 tsp lemon juice
salt to taste

To Be Mixed Together Into A Dressing

1/2 cup low-fat curd
1/4 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
salt to taste



Method

  1. Clean and wash the broken wheat thoroughly, parboil the broken wheat with 2 cups of hot water for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
  2. Combine all the ingredients along with the dressing in a bowl and mix gently.
  3. Serve immediately.

Recipe Source: Bulgur Wheat Salad

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