Garden Salad

A refreshing bowl of salad can be made with vegetables picked  from your garden and when you know how to put together some delicious vegetables and make a basic garden salad, you can add your own twist to it. Vegetables like tomatoes,onions,carrots and radish add taste and colour to the salad.If you are health conscious and counting calories you can eat it as it is or else add your favourite dressing to it and enjoy a scrumptious bowl of pure goodness.

A  meal is not complete without a bowl or a plate of salad.Some love to eat salad anytime and on its own whilst others prefer to add a good amount of protein like chicken or meat. Some vegetables that can be used in your salad :
A combo of salad leaves like iceburg lettuce, romaine lettuce,Cucumber,Onions,Carrots,Raddish,Celery ribs


Here is my plate of salad made  with colourful bell peppers,salad leaves,and cucumber.

I made a dressing with buffalo curd, chopped onions,green chillies,salt and a squeeze of lemon juice and I enjoyed every bite.  crunch,crunch,nom,nom

Beef Hot And Spicy

Ingredients
1 pound beef washed and cut into long strips
1 big red onion sliced 
2 green chillies sliced
5 capsicum coarsely cut
1 large tomato cut in small  chunks
4-5 cloves of garlic crushed 
1/2 inch ginger finely sliced
1-2 tablespoon curry powder
1/4 teaspoon safron
A  few curry leaves
2-3 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon cummin seed
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon oil
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon vinegar


Method

Heat oil in a pan.Roast the cummin seeds slightly.Cook the onions,green chillies,garlic and the ginger until it turns pale in colour. Add the curry  leaves ,safron and curry powder into the cooking ingredients.Stir it well.Now add the beef and salt.Let it cook in a slow fire.Halfway through the cooking,add the tomato paste,the lime juice,vinegar and then the  water.Cook for another 5-10 minutes .Allow to simmer.When the gravy has thickened, mix in  the  capsicum and the tomato.Keep the pan covered.Turn off heat.Serve with steaming rice and a crunchy salad . 


Tip : You can add some colourful Bell peppers in the last stages of cooking for an extra appeal at the table.


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