potato salad
My husband always looks out for some potato dish in the dinner. So on those lazy days when I am not in the mood to cook elaborate meals, I prepare potato salad to satisfy his craving for aloo. In fact I learnt this recipe from hubby dear himself. It’s a healthy salad as I have used lemon juice instead of mayonnaise as suggested in other recipes. No doubt mayo makes the salad richer and creamier but it also adds to the waist line so for all of you health buffs, this is a healthier version of potato salad.
Recipe of potato salad
3 medium potatoes- boiled, peeled and cubed
1 large onion- chopped
1 large tomato- chopped
1 green chilly- chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Black salt to taste
1/4 tsp black pepper powder
1. Mix all the above ingredients and toss. Serve hot or cold.
You can also use 4-5 freshly ground black pepper corns in place of black pepper powder and can replace black salt with ordinary white salt to prepare this aloo salad.
aloo salad
Above picture shows one of the simplest potato salads. I have not added tomatoes and onion. I have added chaat masala and fresh coriander leaves (cilantro). Rest of the recipe of aloo salad remains same.
Kachhe kele ki sabzi
I simply love bananas. I eat banana first thing in the morning and actually this is the correct time to have your fruit. Today I spotted raw bananas at the market and bought them immediately. I cook it in a very simple fashion but the result never fails to satisfy my taste buds.
Recipe of kachhe kele ki sabzi
3-4 kachhe kele (raw green banana)
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp ajwain (carom seeds)
A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp amchoor (dried mango powder)
1 tbsp oil
1. Wash and peel the bananas thinly with a knife. Cut them into rounds.
2. Heat oil in a non- stick pan and add carom seeds. When they change color, add hing. Add kachche kele. Add turmeric, coriander and red chilli powders. Add salt. Mix well and cover the lid of the pan. Turn the heat to low.
3. Cook till banana is tender while stirring in between. Increase heat and roast the kele till they are crisp and somewhat reddish. Turn off the heat and add amchoor and garam masala. Serve hot kachche kele ki subzi with roti or paratha.
kachche kele (raw banana)
Besides kachche kele ki sabzi, I have also tried my hands at kachche kele ke kofte whose recipe I will blog about, the next time I make it.
