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Seb Aur Chukandar Ka Salaad (Apple, Beetroot & Mooli Salad)

Seb Aur Chukandar Ka Salaad

Apple, Beetroot & Mooli Salad
Vegetarian

A crunchy salad of apple, cooked beetroot and mooli in a sweet-tangy lime dressing. It tastes fresh and bright, with gentle heat from chilli and a savoury note from black salt.

Dressing masala

7 gStirred into the lime and sugar dressing (step 3)
01
4.5 g1½ teaspoons
spice blend
Stir into the dressing until evenly combined.

Everything else

01
Apple · Sebcut into matchsticks
300 g
fruit
02
Beetroot · Chukandarcooked, cut into matchsticks or thin slices
250 g
vegetable
03
White radish · Moolicut into matchsticks
300 g
vegetable
04
2 g2 tablespoons
herb
05
Dill · Soyafinely chopped
1.2 g2 tablespoons
herb
06
100 g2 limes
fruit
07
38 g3 tablespoons
sweetener
08
5 g1 teaspoon
salt

Method

  1. In a large bowl, combine 300 g apple cut into matchsticks, 250 g cooked beetroot cut into matchsticks or thin slices, and 300 g mooli cut into matchsticks. Add 2 g finely chopped coriander leaf and 1.2 g finely chopped dill; toss to mix.
  2. In a small bowl, stir 100 g lime juice with 37.8 g caster sugar until the sugar dissolves.
  3. Stir the dressing masala and 5.2 g black salt into the lime mixture until evenly combined.
  4. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well to coat.
  5. Leave at room temperature for 1 hour before serving so the salad absorbs the dressing.
  6. Arrange the salad on a large platter.

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Apple
  • Green apple

    Use the same weight; slightly tarter and firmer. Good where the apple should hold shape.

  • Pear

    Use the same weight; softer and sweeter. Cook a little less and reduce added sugar.

  • Guava

    Use the same weight; firmer and more aromatic. Peel if the skin is tough.

Beetroot
  • Carrot

    Use the same weight; grate or dice. Cooks 5 minutes faster and gives orange colour, not pink, with a sweeter taste.

  • Sweet potato

    Use the same weight; cube and cook similarly. Sweeter and less earthy, with a softer texture.

  • Pumpkin

    Use the same weight; cube and cook 5 minutes less. Milder and softer, so the colour and earthiness are lost.

Mooli
  • White radish

    Same vegetable under another name; use the same weight, peel and grate or slice. Salt a little less if very pungent.

  • Radish

    Use the same weight; red radishes are smaller and sharper, so grate and squeeze out excess water.

  • Turnip

    Use the same weight; milder and less peppery, so cook 3-5 minutes longer until tender.

Coriander leaf
  • Coriander

    Use equal weight finely chopped; this is the exact same fresh herb.

  • Mint

    Use half the weight finely chopped; provides vibrant green freshness, though the flavour profile becomes noticeably cooler and sharper.

Dill
  • Dill leaves

    Use the same weight; identical flavour, just use the leafy part.

  • Coriander leaves

    Use the same weight; fresh and green but loses dill's aniseed note.

  • Fennel seed

    Use 1 g ground fennel for 20 g dill; gives the aniseed note but not the fresh herb texture.

Lime
  • Lemon

    Use the same weight; sharper and less floral, so reduce any extra souring slightly.

  • Lemon juice

    Use about 30 g juice per lime (2 tbsp), strain pips; add at the end for fresh sourness.

  • Dried mango powder

    Use 1 g amchoor for about 15 g lime juice; add early with spices; gives dry mango sourness, not citrus aroma.

Caster sugar
  • Granulated sugar

    Use the same weight. It is slightly coarser, so stir a little longer to dissolve; in baking, grind briefly if a fine texture matters.

  • Demerara sugar

    Use the same weight, but dissolve it earlier as it is coarser. It adds a light caramel note and a little colour.

  • Ground jaggery or soft brown sugar

    Use the same weight; crush or grate jaggery first. It darkens the dish and adds molasses flavour, so reduce other liquid slightly.

Chaat masala
  • Tandoori snack spice mix

    Use the same weight; taste first as it can be smokier and saltier. Add lime or amchoor if the dish needs more tang.

  • Dried mango powder

    Use about half the weight, mixed with black salt and a pinch of ground cumin. It gives tang and saltiness but lacks the minty, asafoetida notes.

  • Black salt

    Use about half the weight and add lime juice to taste. It gives the salty, sulphurous edge but not the full tangy blend.

Kashmiri chilli powder
  • Dried kashmiri chilli

    Grind deseeded dried pods to an equal weight of powder; gives identical vivid red colour and gentle warmth.

  • Red chilli powder

    Use 25% of the weight mixed with sweet paprika for colour; straight red chilli powder is substantially hotter and will make the dish fiery.

  • Chilli powder

    Use one-third of the weight; the sauce will be less intensely red and notably sharper in heat.

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