Rataadu nu salaad (Sweet potato salad)
Ingredients
- 2 nos Sweet potato
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Red chili powder
- 1/2 cup Split moong chilka (soaked)
- 1 nos Onion slices medium red (marinate with salt and red chili powder for half hour)
- 1 nos Orange (half segments)
- to taste Salt
- 10-12 leaves Mint
yogurt dressing
- 1 cup Yogurt
- 1 tsp Ginger (chopped)
- 1 tsp Chili (chopped)
- 2 tbsp Mint (chopped)
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 nos Juice of lime.
- 1 tsp Sugar
- to taste Salt
Instructions
SOAKING MOONG
- Soak split moong for 5-6 hours. Drain excess water and season.
YOGURT DRESSING
- Take yogurt in a bowl. Whisk and add chopped ginger, chili, oil, sugar, chopped mint and salt to taste.
PREPARING ORANGE,SWEET POTATO AND ONION
- Remove orange segments and cut each in half.Make thin slices of orange horizontal to the petals and sprinkle with some salt and red chilli powder.Keep it refrigerated for half an hour. Wash, peel and cut medium sized cubes of sweet potato and cook in simmering water till just done. Drain water and sauté them in medium hot oil. Toss in red chili powder, cumin powder and salt while hot.
ASSEMBLY
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. And toss with the required amount of dressing so that it coats all the salad vegetables. Serve warm or chilled as per choice.