
Seb Aur Chukandar Ka Salaad
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)Everything else
Method
- 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.
- In a small bowl, stir 100 g lime juice with 37.8 g caster sugar until the sugar dissolves.
- Stir the dressing masala and 5.2 g black salt into the lime mixture until evenly combined.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well to coat.
- Leave at room temperature for 1 hour before serving so the salad absorbs the dressing.
- Arrange the salad on a large platter.
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Apple

Green appleUse the same weight; slightly tarter and firmer. Good where the apple should hold shape.
PearUse the same weight; softer and sweeter. Cook a little less and reduce added sugar.
GuavaUse the same weight; firmer and more aromatic. Peel if the skin is tough.

Beetroot

CarrotUse the same weight; grate or dice. Cooks 5 minutes faster and gives orange colour, not pink, with a sweeter taste.
Sweet potatoUse the same weight; cube and cook similarly. Sweeter and less earthy, with a softer texture.
PumpkinUse the same weight; cube and cook 5 minutes less. Milder and softer, so the colour and earthiness are lost.

Mooli
White radishSame vegetable under another name; use the same weight, peel and grate or slice. Salt a little less if very pungent.
RadishUse the same weight; red radishes are smaller and sharper, so grate and squeeze out excess water.
TurnipUse the same weight; milder and less peppery, so cook 3-5 minutes longer until tender.

Coriander leaf


Dill

Dill leavesUse the same weight; identical flavour, just use the leafy part.
Coriander leavesUse the same weight; fresh and green but loses dill's aniseed note.
Fennel seedUse 1 g ground fennel for 20 g dill; gives the aniseed note but not the fresh herb texture.

Lime

LemonUse the same weight; sharper and less floral, so reduce any extra souring slightly.
Lemon juiceUse about 30 g juice per lime (2 tbsp), strain pips; add at the end for fresh sourness.
Dried mango powderUse 1 g amchoor for about 15 g lime juice; add early with spices; gives dry mango sourness, not citrus aroma.

Caster sugar

Granulated sugarUse the same weight. It is slightly coarser, so stir a little longer to dissolve; in baking, grind briefly if a fine texture matters.
Demerara sugarUse 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 sugarUse 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 mixUse the same weight; taste first as it can be smokier and saltier. Add lime or amchoor if the dish needs more tang.
Dried mango powderUse 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 saltUse 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 chilliGrind deseeded dried pods to an equal weight of powder; gives identical vivid red colour and gentle warmth.
Red chilli powderUse 25% of the weight mixed with sweet paprika for colour; straight red chilli powder is substantially hotter and will make the dish fiery.
Chilli powderUse one-third of the weight; the sauce will be less intensely red and notably sharper in heat.
Similar dishes

- Same: Seb ka Ras shares apple and sugar with this dish.
- Different: It lacks beetroot, mooli, coriander, dill, lime, chaat masala, Kashmiri chilli powder and black salt, and it uses citric acid instead of lime; it is simmered and pureed smooth, while this dish is a raw crunchy salad.

- Same: Bengali Beetroot Chop shares beetroot, chaat masala, Kashmiri chilli powder and coriander with this dish.
- Different: Unlike this dish, Bengali Beetroot Chop is a fried breadcrumb-coated cutlet with potato, carrot, ginger, green chilli, cumin, raisins and cornstarch, while this dish is a raw salad with apple, mooli, lime, sugar, dill and black salt.

- Same: Mooli ka Raita shares mooli and coriander leaf with this dish, and both use chilli for heat.
- Different: Mooli ka Raita adds plain yogurt, green chilli, cumin seed and salt, and lacks this dish's apple, beetroot, lime, caster sugar, chaat masala, Kashmiri chilli powder, black salt and dill; it is a yogurt-mixed side rather than a lime-dressed salad.

- Same: Both dishes use mooli/radish as a main ingredient.
- Different: Mujh is a cooked dish where radish slices are braised in a thick yoghurt gravy with mustard oil, asafoetida, ginger, aniseed and Kashmiri garam masala; this dish is a raw crunchy salad with apple, beetroot, lime juice, chaat masala, Kashmiri chilli powder and black salt.

























