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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

PLANTAIN STEM SALAD


INGREDIENTS:

Chopped plantain stems - 1 cup
Moong dhal - 1 tablespoon
Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tsp.
Lime juice - 1 tablespoon
Crushed pepper - 1/4 tsp.
Salt - as per taste

METHOD:

Chop plantain stems into small cubes and immerse in dilute buttermilk to prevent discolouration. Soak moong dhal in water for 45 minutes. Drain the water completely. Drain out the plantain stems also from the buttermilk. Mix all other ingredients and serve.
& AN AWARD AND GIFT FROM SHAMA . Thank you Shama for remembering me.
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29 comments :

  1. Shama NagarajanTuesday, March 23, 2010

    delicious salad..please do collect ur gift from my blog

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  2. Saraswathy BalakrishnanTuesday, March 23, 2010

    looks very tasty..

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  3. SathyaSridharTuesday, March 23, 2010

    Wooow,, i like thandu very much,,,here i cldnt get thandu.It's good for the health n nutritious salad,,thanks for sharing dear,,,take care n keep smiling..

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  4. UnknownTuesday, March 23, 2010

    Thats healthy and nutritious salad..

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  5. TinaTuesday, March 23, 2010

    Wow...Looks delicious and different...

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  6. Sailaja DamodaranTuesday, March 23, 2010

    Remembering my grandma.........Nice healthy one unfortunately iam not getting it here.

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  7. Nithu BalaTuesday, March 23, 2010

    Very delicious..nice click too..congrats on your awards..

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  8. SumaTuesday, March 23, 2010

    Hi Shanthi! Thank you for visiting my blog! The salad is new to me and looks delicious!

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  9. AnonymousTuesday, March 23, 2010

    Wow....this looks really refreshing! Must try it sometime. I usually make a juice from the banana stem and drink up for health reasons, never tried making a salad...innovative indeed!
    Congratulations on the awards :) Hope you get many many more!!

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  10. ParitaTuesday, March 23, 2010

    A very different salad!

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  11. Sarah NaveenTuesday, March 23, 2010

    I love plantain stem...The salad looks delicious..congrats on ur award dea..!!

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  12. RachanaTuesday, March 23, 2010

    Healthy and nutritious Salad!

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  13. Priya SureshTuesday, March 23, 2010

    Thats a healthy salad, looks awesome..

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  14. Anu NanduTuesday, March 23, 2010

    I don't use vazha thandu much but I've heard so many good things about it. I have made thandu mor kootu once - liked that - i should make this soon.

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  15. Sandhya HariharanTuesday, March 23, 2010

    Nice salad...
    congrats on all ur awards!

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  16. KrishnaveniTuesday, March 23, 2010

    looks yummy............

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  17. Pavithra ElangovanWednesday, March 24, 2010

    MMm so healthy Really really I missing plaintain stem here. When I was in India there is no day without this salad. So crunchy and juicy.

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  18. Green CleaningWednesday, March 24, 2010

    I've never had plantain stem, and I wonder if our grocery store has this in stock! I bet I could call and ask them to.. Looks great!

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  19. PadmaWednesday, March 24, 2010

    Healthy salad. Congrats on your awards :)

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  20. Valarmathi SanjeevWednesday, March 24, 2010

    Different one, looks healthy.

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  21. Deepa G JoshiThursday, March 25, 2010

    that quite a healthy and different salad..too good. congrats on your award..

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  22. ChitraSaturday, March 27, 2010

    Congrats on ur awards and this salad with banana stem is very new to me..unique indeed !!

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  23. UnknownSaturday, March 27, 2010

    So healthy salad. Congrats on your award.q

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  24. Hamaree RasoiSunday, March 28, 2010

    That looks a very healthy salad. Never tried banana stem for salad.
    Congrats on your awards....
    Deepa
    http://hamareerasoi.blogspot.com/

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  25. PSMonday, March 29, 2010

    a different salad with banana stem, my first time here, you have a good collec of recipes here, do visit my space..

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  26. AnonymousTuesday, March 30, 2010

    à®®ிகவுà®®் ஆரோக்யமான சாலட்..கண்டிப்பாக செய்து பாà®°்ப்பேன்.

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  27. SashiWednesday, March 31, 2010

    A healthy salad !! Wish I could get them here, nice presentation !!

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  28. kitchen queenWednesday, March 31, 2010

    a nice and healthy salad.

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  29. SanjanaSaturday, May 29, 2010

    This looks lovely- very summery!

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