Salad suggestions please...

goangoangone · Jul 19th, 2008, 09:40

Get a cholesterol test.

Re the luncheon meat, I would say 99% that's it's getting on for 99% fat!

Cardamom · Jul 19th, 2008, 10:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by federica

By the way, cabbage gives excellent salad, too. Just cut it in very thin layers!

Yes, and very good for you too! My favorite salad is thiny sliced green and purple cabbage with some carrot slices. Then, sliced apples. Perfect for hot days - the apple sweetens the cabbage overload! Why does India Mike always make me so hungry!!!

-C

nayan · Jul 19th, 2008, 10:49

my favorite salad

sprouted lentils/beans(you can make this at home or buy readymade from supermarkets)
chopped onion
chopped cucumber
small cubed boiled potato
coriander leaves
lemon juice
salt and pepper.

shashank.aggarwal · Jul 19th, 2008, 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by nayan

my favorite salad

sprouted lentils/beans(you can make this at home or buy readymade from supermarkets)
chopped onion
chopped cucumber
small cubed boiled potato
coriander leaves
lemon juice
salt and pepper.

Dal Moth ki Chaat !!

jyotirmoy · Jul 19th, 2008, 11:29

Add some ginger julliens too......

puchoo · Jul 19th, 2008, 12:09

Yes , quite expensive. Dont know about Gurgaon but Mrs P pays about 30-40 INR if i recall correctly for 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by anton

Absolutely correct, on all counts.

Namdhari's and the new Gourmet Mall on MG Road stock it on a regular basis, but be warned: they cost an arm and a leg!

anton · Jul 19th, 2008, 12:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by federica

No, it's iceberg lettuce. The leaves are not smooth at the end as cabbage leaves would be. And if you touch cabbage it feels totally different, thicker and smoother but of course you can't see it on the pic.

By the way, cabbage gives excellent salad, too. Just cut it in very thin layers!

Here's one way to overcome the potassium permanganate and expensive lettuce dealkiller/obstacle. Make kimchi, with cheaper cabbage:

http://english.kbs.co.kr/life/trend/1369595_11857.html

Granted, its an acquired taste, but you could do worse. Kimchi and pickled gherkins are a match made in heaven.

And kimchi is an excellent ingredient for soups , hot or cold.

Chuck a coupla chunks of diced white chicken meat in hot water, bring to boil and add the kimchi. Add salt to taste and voilà. The pepper in the kimchi hits the roof of your skull like a mustard rush!

BTW, Chinese cabbage is great for instant kimchi, and Namdhari veggies are all organic. They used to arrange guided tours to their farms for the finicky. The buyers, I mean not the farms!

Bon Appetit!

brishti · Jul 19th, 2008, 14:56

mikeb:

there's a great place for getting salad vege's on MM road - its adjacent to mosque road - 10 mins [perhaps less] from wheeler road.
as usual - cant remember the name

but its akin to namdhari - just maybe a namdhari too

sheesh - airtel network is down in mumbai - or else would've found out the name.

anyways - there's this amazing 'mix' you get at any of the 'nilgiris' outlets... its called 'ragi huri hittu'

no - it aint japanese!
its roasted raagi - just mix with sugar, water and/or milk and glug it down.
raagi = rich in calcium + iron + fibfre.

:brishti

Aishah · Jul 19th, 2008, 15:15

This thread is almost turning into a candidate for the Recipes section! but I will leave it here because it lists useful outlets in Bangalore.
Making your own salad is so simple - just find whatever veg. is in season that you could use - e.g. carrot, capsicum, onion, spinach leaves, cabbage, lettuce (very difficult to find in many places in India)cucumber, tomato etc. if there's a tulsi bush nearby chop some leaves, or use basil or thyme sprinkled in. You could have chopped boiled eggs if you eat those, a tin of tuna,chick peas, corn.. If you are a while in Bangalore try growing some rocket in a pot - that's delicious chopped up. Parsley too.
To all this flora (a bit of fauna if you chop chicken or tuna or your cold meats!) you can add nuts, sesame seeds, sultanas. Make up your concoction, put on dressing of choice, and you have a wholesome meal less costly and with no risk, possible if you visit the salad bars.

jyotirmoy · Jul 19th, 2008, 15:16

If it has to be a local eatery choose idlis instead of dosas.

Jul 19th, 2008, 09:40	#16
goangoangone Monsoon Loon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,535	Get a cholesterol test. Re the luncheon meat, I would say 99% that's it's getting on for 99% fat! __________________ GoanGoan......here

Jul 19th, 2008, 15:15	#24
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 5,399	This thread is almost turning into a candidate for the Recipes section! but I will leave it here because it lists useful outlets in Bangalore. Making your own salad is so simple - just find whatever veg. is in season that you could use - e.g. carrot, capsicum, onion, spinach leaves, cabbage, lettuce (very difficult to find in many places in India)cucumber, tomato etc. if there's a tulsi bush nearby chop some leaves, or use basil or thyme sprinkled in. You could have chopped boiled eggs if you eat those, a tin of tuna,chick peas, corn.. If you are a while in Bangalore try growing some rocket in a pot - that's delicious chopped up. Parsley too. To all this flora (a bit of fauna if you chop chicken or tuna or your cold meats!) you can add nuts, sesame seeds, sultanas. Make up your concoction, put on dressing of choice, and you have a wholesome meal less costly and with no risk, possible if you visit the salad bars. __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

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brishti just another member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 2,172	mikeb: there's a great place for getting salad vege's on MM road - its adjacent to mosque road - 10 mins [perhaps less] from wheeler road. as usual - cant remember the name but its akin to namdhari - just maybe a namdhari too sheesh - airtel network is down in mumbai - or else would've found out the name. anyways - there's this amazing 'mix' you get at any of the 'nilgiris' outlets... its called 'ragi huri hittu' no - it aint japanese! its roasted raagi - just mix with sugar, water and/or milk and glug it down. raagi = rich in calcium + iron + fibfre. :brishti

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