Mullu southe salli / cucumber salad

This is a very refreshing,cooling recipe . Its good in summer .The nice crunchy salad refreshes the warm days in summer.Its a good dish for one who is on diet. Cucumbers are very good source of vitamin- B.they contain 80% of water in them. This is a easy no cooking required recipe.


Ingredients:-
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cucumber        - 1 large
onion              -   1 medium sized
green chillies   - 1-2  [optional]
coriander leaves- 1 tsp

Method:-
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1. Wash the cucumber . Then cut them into quarters and slice thinly.
2. Peal the onions and thinly slice them length wise and keep aside.
3. Chop the chillies and fresh coriander leaves. You can even replace the coriander leaves with fresh mint leaves or dill leaves too.
4. Now take cucumber ,onion,chillies and fresh coriander leaves in a bowl add enough salt to suit your taste and mix them all and enjoy it with rice as sides.

Broccoli Salad

This might be one of the best way to have the broccoli. Its very easy to make, requires less efforts . Let me tell you one who don't prefer to eat broccoli also fell in love with this dish. This is rich in fibers and vitamins too. It requires very minimal everyday ingredients. This had become a weekly salad in out house.As me and my hubby love to try different type of salads it has become one in our hit list.

Ingredients:-
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chopped broccoli - 1 big head
chopped garlic - 1 tbsp
chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp ( optional)
olive oil - 1 .5 tsp
salt - as per taste
pepper - as per taste
parmesean cheese - 1 tbsp


Method:-
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1. Cut up the broccoli florets and wash them properly. Put them in a microwave safe bowl and cook them in high temperature for 2 mins .Then keep them aside.

2.In a nonstick pan add the olive oil,put the heat in medium and just when olive oil becomes hot add chilly flakes and wait for around 15-20 sec. Then add chopped garlic and fry till it turn a bit golden in color.

3. Now add the broccoli to it and mix well for anothe2 mins and remove the pan from the heat.

4. Add the prepared broccoli to the serving dish and sprinkle some powdered cheese on the top as little or more as you prefer.

5. Enjoy it when its still warm.