Sweet and Sour Rice Salad

Sweet and Sour Rice salad was one of my favourites for supper. My mum always made this and we kids cherished our meal. I made it once after getting married and my husband loved it too. It was a nice way to make him fall in love with salads …J

 It is a healthy habit to have a salad meal once a day and if not that atleast make it a point to have it once a week. This salad recipe has been made keeping this in mind. 

Ingredients

1 Cup Rice

2 Onions

¼ Cucumber

2 Lemons

A handful of Chopped Coriander

A handful of Groundnuts

A Handful of Curry Leaves

2-3 Green Chilies

1 Tsp Mustard Seeds (Roasted)

½ Tsp Sugar

¼ Tsp Turmeric Powder

¼ Tsp Asafoetida (Optional)

¾ th Tsp Salt 3 Tsp Sesame Oil

A Few Lettuce Leaves to Serve

Method

1. Wash the rice and cook it with salt and enough water till done.
2. Chop the onions into thin slices. Chop the fresh coriander leaves and green chilies.
3. Squeeze the juice of the 2 limes into the rice and mix and keep aside till the flavour is absorbed.
4. Heat oil in frying pan, add chopped onions and fry gently till dark pink.
5. Add the asafetida and curry leaves, turmeric powder, green chilies and mustard seeds.
6. When the onions start getting brown on the edges add the rice little by little with a fork. Stir-fry till the rice is coloured and slightly dried. Keep aside to cool.
7. Add the fresh coriander, ground nuts and cucumber.
8. Season to taste with salt and sugar and serve one a lettuce leaf.