When I picked the Salads theme for this week’s Blogging Marathon, my idea was to finally start my ‘healthy eating’, three months into the new year. I read up a lot on salads and various dressings but fell back to my default regular recipes which I make for myself. These are my go-to recipes for the times I have to cook only for me, which is a boring affair. So I toss in whatever is available in the fridge / pantry and call it a bowl of salad.
This salad is a fallout of my bhel puri craving. Like I said earlier, it is hard to find bhel puri ingredients in my part of the world and improvisations are the order of the day when such cravings strike. I have a small jar of the date tamarind chutney in my fridge, which is my favorite part of the bhel puri and I toss in all available veggies and mix it with the chutney and it comes pretty close to the real thing. So here goes –
Serves 1
WHAT WE NEED
Moong (or any other lentil) sprouts 1/2 cup
Tomato, medium size 1
Spring onion stalks 8-1o
Capsicum, small 1
Date tamarind chutney 1 tbsp
Chat masala A dash
Chilly powder (optional) A sprinkle
Salt
WHAT TO DO
- Boil the sprouts in little hot water till it is cooked but retains a bite
- Cut the tomatoes, capsicum and spring onions into small pieces
- Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl
- Enjoy!
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That is a great use for date-tamarind chutney. Salad looks delicious.
I love sprouts chaat.This looks to tempting.
Super nutritious chaat salad, just love to have rite now.
Love the sprouts salad. Very healthy one to munch on.
healthy and delicious snack
With tamarind date chutney my older one can eat any salad!! Love it!
Love this version of sprout salad. Yum..