Red Lentil Salad is a simple salad that can double up as a meal or even a soup!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Accompaniments, Appetizers-Starters, Brunch, Dinner, Healthy Foods, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: World
Keyword: Kid Friendly Food, Red Lentil Salad, Simple and healthy diet in old age, Simple Salads
Servings: 4servings
Calories:
Author: Archana
Ingredients
¼cupred lentilor whole masoor, rinsed and soaked
1onionsliced
1Tomatoeschopped
1 clovegarlic
1Cucumber sliced
½yellow capsicum diced
½red capsicum
1Tomatoessliced
10-12 colocasia rootsor arbi, boiled
Salt to taste
Black Pepper powderto taste
2-3tablespoonhoney mustard sauceoptional
1 tablespoonLemon juice
1tsp Oil
¼tsp red chilli powder
Instructions
In a pan add the lentils, onions, tomatoes chopped, garlic and water bring to a boil and cook till lentils are just done.
Meanwhile in another pan add the washed arbi roots add some tamarind and salt to the pan. Mix well and add water to cover all the roots and let it boil until the knife pierced in the root cuts through without any resistance.
Remove the roots from the pan and let them cool completely. Peel and slice the roots.
In a non-stick pan add a little oil arrange the slices in the oil, sprinkle same chilli power, a pinch of salt and fry till light golden, flip and fry the other side. Drain and set aside.
Mix all the ingredients together in a big bowl.
Add salt if needed serve immediately.
Notes
The arbi, also known as taro roots can be substituted with sweet potato or potato.