Monday, February 15, 2010

Moong Dal Sprouts /Carrot Salad

Moong Dal /Green Gram Sprouts with Carrots


carrot salad-moong dal saladSalads are very good for health and has all the essential nutrients. There are a wide variety of salads. Salads can be prepared with vegetables, fruits, legumes, greens etc. You will all be knowing that you have to eat 5 different colors of fruits and veggies daily. The more colors we include in our diet, the more vitamins, minerals, nutrients, we get to stay healthy and energetic. By including salads in our diet daily, it is easy to include a variety of colors in our diet.
Stick to a sprout rich diet, within a few weeks you will feel more Healthier, more Energetic and of course you will feel great to have a Glowing skin. This is from my experience.

Now to the recipe-

This is a typical Indian Salad prepared with sprouted moong dal /green gram dal.

Ingredients needed

Sprouted moong gram -1 cup
Carrots -2 grated
Capsicums- 1 finely chopped
Tomato - 1 finely chopped
Ginger - finely chopped - 1 tsp
Chillies -1 small finely chopped
Roasted cumin seeds/jeera powder -1/4 tsp
Pepper Powder -1/4 tsp or less

Method

Mix everything together in a bowl. Add lemon juice and salt to taste.

Heat a tsp of oil, add 1/2 tsp of mustard,when mustard splutters, pour it over the salad and mix it. (optional)

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Another Simple Plain Moong Salad

Sprouted Moong -1 cup
Ginger - 1 tbsp finely chopped
Chillie -1 finely chopped

For the seasoning

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp

Method

Heat a tsp of oil and add mustard and cumin seed .When they sizzle, add ginger and finely chopped green chillies, saute for a seconds and pour it over the sprouted green gram.

Add lemon juice and salt to taste and mix it well.

Garnish with coriander leaves. Enjoy your way to better health.

Note - For those who want to know about sprouting, do check my earlier post on
How to sprout?

These Indian Salads are on its way to the following Events

Show me your Salad event conducted by Divya

Salad Carnival conducted by Bengali cuisine

Meet you all again with a wonderful post, till then it is adieu from Padhu Pin It Now!

63 comments:

Priya said...

Sprouted salad looks healthy, colourful and beautiful Padhu..

3 hungry tummies said...

Haha what a cute photo! Great way to make children to eat vegetables!

Sushma Mallya said...

such a cute looking salad,so healthy too...

priya said...

yummy and healthy salad!

Cicily Antony said...

As usual lovely deco...my son saw the pic and ansking me for this...

Tina said...

Healthy and delicious salad....Nice presentation dear...

jayasri said...

Hi padhu, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving lovely comments too.., first time in your blog, I loved the all the catchy presentations I could see when I came in!!, you have a lovely blog, and the patience to create such lovely presentations!!

Suparna said...

lol that was a cute click and presentation :) very healthy and filling, we must incorporate such recipes in our daily menu.
TC

Anncoo said...

This is so beautiful, cute and healthy! I love it!!

Swapna Sree said...

I like this salad...your salad looks beautiful and yummy..

Asha said...

lol! Such a cut salad! :)

Preeti Kashyap said...

Wow! Just love the cute salad,.... and so very healthy!

AMA's AnythingVegetarian said...

very healthy.Trying to incorporate salad in my daughter's food.I should try this creative one

vineetha said...

Well presented...
I tried ur keerai kootu with spinach and it tasted good..Thanks for sharing the recipe dear.

KavyaNaimish said...

Salad luks colorful and I'm sure ur kids must liked the presentation...

Vrinda said...

Cool presentation....

Hamaree Rasoi said...

What a healthy and colorful salad. Very gud presentation too.
Deepa

Madhuri said...

Liked your grated carrots and the smiley Padhu.

A Homemakers Diary said...

happy happy salad bow love the burst of colour.

Aparna said...

healthy salad:)

Deepa G Joshi said...

such colorful salad, I am sure the kids are gonna love this cute face too.. love it.

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Gulmohar said...

wow..look at that...what a cute presentation...Hope you had a wonderful V day :-)

Renuka Bedre - Rao said...

such a lovely Smile :). Your presentation is so so gud! very healthy dish!

Swathi said...

Padhu,

Nice healthy good looking snack

Meena said...

Thanks for coming back to my blog...love this salad...it is a long time favorite with us in our family.


Love the cute pic too...will continue to follow your pretty blog.

Malar said...

this is really healthy dish

Peanutts said...

cute salad , and healthy too

Gita said...

nice colorful salad...looks great :)

PJ said...

sprout salad look so delicious and very healthy for you too! love the presentation!

Trix said...

How can salad be so cute??? Yet you managed to make it so adorable! (And delicious of course did I forget to mention that?)

Neetz said...

wow..ha ha ha good one dear :) loved the way u presented it :)

Devi said...

Wow.. i love the presentation!, cute.. and totally healthy salad!!!.. nice one!!:)

Kanchan said...

He he he , very beautifully presented !

Anjum said...

wow tasty and healthy...yumm

♥LOVE2COOK♥ said...

Wow, what an adorable salad! I want....hehehe :)

Panchpakwan said...

Healthy salad..nice presentation too.. :)

Jagruti said...

Salad looks fantastic!!!very healthy and I love the way you present your dishes..;-))

suvaiyaana suvai said...

colourful and healthy!

Priya Narasimhan said...

very healthy recipe and a cute salad man. :-)

Siddhi S said...

wow padhu this salad luks very colourful, very healthy indeed...nice combo with simple recipe

Anupama said...

oh, sooooo cute! Now I don't want to dig in to that bowl and spoil that decoration :-)

Roopika Prabhu (Shreya) said...

Wow looks so colourful. very nice presentation too.

LG said...

very cutely presented and colorful salad.

Lebouffe said...

Thanks for stopping by! Your blog's got lovely pics all over!

Latha said...

Cute and healthy salad. Love moong dal in any form. Thanks for dropping by.

Akal's Saappadu said...

hahahahaha, that's a cute way of presenting the dish, nice healthy and mildly seasoned salad, looks delicious and attractive !!!

Swapna Sree said...

awards waiting for u in my blog,,,plz accept them...

Cham said...

The colorful clown salad! Very pretty as usual ur presentation!

indosungod said...

What a cute way to present the salad. Love it.

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Wow love the cute veggie monster.... Beautiful colors and a kid friendly salad!!!

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Fathima said...

Wow that is a cute presentation! Love it!

Kulsum said...

I do Love Sprouted anything....so healthy, energizing and snacky ! I love keeping them around, but ofcourse they don't last forever. Sometimes I wish for tinned sprouted lentils, well won't be as healthy but just a thought. Thanks for Padhu for stopping by my blog! YOU ARE VERY KIND :D

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Rohini said...

Looks too delicious n simple dear.. Of course a very healthy salad too..As always lovely presentation!

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Hi
You have an award awaiting in my blog. Pls accpect it.

vidhas said...

Healthy and tasty salad. Awesome presntation.

Preety said...

that's a great presentation

Deepti said...

Thanks for visiting Panchamrutham & 4 ur kind words...
First time 2 ur Awesome Space here....Each presentation is so unique & colorful...Keep adding more...!!!
Adding u 2 my blogroll...will b visiting often ...
regards
deepti

Aruna Manikandan said...

Healthy salad with a wonderful presentation!!!!
Kindly accept the award dear

Pari said...

Hi. A simple salad when presented insuch a nice way can be so inviting.

Taste of Beirut said...

I think your salad would make someone who did not like salads an instant convert! Thanks for the info and I will go check your post on sprouted dal

meeso said...

You do the cutest things on your blog!

AdukalaVishesham said...

very colorful and healthy salad.....

uvr said...

love ur presentation! that is really cool!

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