Onion raitha (Thayir pachadi/errulli mosaru chutney)

Onion raitha is one of the simplest and basic raitha. The ingredients used are very minimal and can be prepared in a jiffy. Here goes the recipe...

Ingredients:
Thick yogurt - 1 cup
Onions - 2 nos
Green chillies - 2 nos
Salt for taste

Method:
Slice onions lengthwise, chop green chillies finely and keep aside. In a bowl, add yogurt, onions chillies, and mix well. Now add salt for taste and mix well again. Onion raitha is now ready. Enjoy with biryani, pulav, pilaf etc.

Note:
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Tuna salad

This simple tuna salad made of tuna, spring onions, boiled and mashed potatoes is like a complete diet meal. From complex carbohydrates to healthy oil, it has it all. Looking for a healthy and filling salad meal for lunch or dinner? Here is one...

Ingredients:
Tuna fillets - 500 grams
Potatoes (boiled and roughly mashed) - 1 cup
Spring onions chopped - 1 cup
Salt and pepper
Olive oil - 2 tbsp

Method:
Thaw the tuna fillets. Once its done, shred them into tiny chunks and keep aside. In a mixing or salad bowl, add tuna chunks, potatoes, chopped spring onions, pepper and salt and mix well. Transfer this to a serving bowl , drizzle olive oil and enjoy the salad.

Note:
Do not refrigerate this salad as the sugar in potato will be converted into starch.
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Egg Salad

Salads are really filling and satisfying as they are usually so full of fibre. The water content is also high specially when cucumber, tomatoes etc. are included. I simply love salads and can have them anytime of the day. This one is a protein rich egg salad and a healthy one too as I have used egg white (not the egg yolk) in the recipe... Here it goes...

Ingredients:
Cucumber - 1 nos
Onions- 1 nos
Tomatoes - 1 nos
Parsley (chopped) -2 tbsp

For the egg:
Egg white of 2 eggs
Chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt for taste
Olive oil - 2 tbsp

Method:
Beat the egg white along with chilly powder, pepper powder, salt for taste and keep aside. Heat oil in a frying pan and add this egg and prepare it like a omelette. Turn over and cook on both sides now cut this into strips and keep aside. Slice onions horizontally and separate them into rings. Chop the tomatoes, slice the cucumber. Now mix onion rings, tomatoes, cucumber and parsley in a mixing or salad bowl. Now transfer it to the serving bowl along with the egg strips and enjoy.

Note:
Salt is not added directly to the salad as it makes the veggies leave some water. Have the veggies along with the egg to get the taste (since, salt is added in it)

Healthy Salad

Salads are such healthy food and can be so satisfying for health conscious people, specially when a rich or heavy, creamy salad dressing is excluded. I always prefer my salad to be neat , healthy and tasty. So, I always try to keep the ingredients minimal and try and avoid veggies which are too conflicting. This one is a simple vegetable salad and I can have bowls and bowls of it. Here goes the recipe....

Ingredients:
Onions - 1 nos
Tomatoes - 1 nos
Cucumber - 1 nos
Lime juice - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt for taste
Olive oil - 1 tbsp

Method:
Slice the onions horizontally and separate it to get the onion rings. De seed the tomato and chop it. Cut the deseeded cucumber into thin strips with skin (can even grate them). In a mixing bowl, add all the veggies, add lime juice, pepper powder and mix well. Add the olive oil and finally add the salt. Enjoy your salad just like that or stuffed in a French bread.

Note:
Adding salt earlier can make the veggies to leave some water. Cucumber is very healthy when consumed with skin, but it should be skinned if a pregnant women is consuming this salad. If using this as stuffing in French bread , have immediately.

Cucumber Raitha (Sowthekai mosaru chutney)

Raitha is a yogurt based chutneys usually used along with biryanis in India. Depending on the dominant ingredient used, it can be called as Cucumber raitha or tomato raitha or onion raitha etc... Here goes the recipe...

Ingredients:
Yogurt - 1 cup
Cucumber( chopped) - 1 cup
Onion - 1 nos
Green chillies - 1 nos
Salt for taste

Method:
In a mixing bowl, add finely chopped cucumber, onion, green chillies. Pour over the thick yogurt. Add salt for taste. Mix well. Serve with biryani or pulav etc.

Note:
Add 1 more chilly if you'll like it bit spicy.