chawli paneer salad recipe | lobhia vegetable salad | healthy cow pea salad with greens |
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chawli paneer salad recipe | lobhia vegetable salad | healthy cow pea salad with greens is a nourishing bowl to enjoy at lunch time. Learn how to make lobhia vegetable salad.
To make chawli paneer salad, heat the olive oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the carrot, capsicum, mushrooms and little salt and sauté on a high flame for 2 minutes. Transfer it into a bowl, add chawli, beetroot, spring onions, baby spinach, lettuce, tomatoes and paneer. Just before serving, add the dressing and toss well. Serve immediately.
Toss together this vibrant assortment of ingredients to get a bright and tasty salad that you will relish up to the last bite, without leaving even a speckle in the bowl! Veggies like capsicum, tomatoes and beetroot team up with mushrooms, greens and boiled chawli beans in this drool-worthy and satiating healthy cow pea salad with greens.
The lobhia vegetable salad is also super nutritious and rich in protein and fibre both. This helps to add boost metabolism and aid in weight loss. It is good for the heart and regulates blood sugar levels. Carrot has antioxidants and is good for the eyes, while capsicum is also loaded with antioxidants and vitamin C. Relish the taste and fresh texture of this salad as a satiating lunch, while also reaping its health benefits.
You can also try other lunch salad recipes like Mixed Sprouts Beetroot Healthy Lunch Veg Salad or Rajma Vegetable Healthy Lunch Salad.
Tips for chawli paneer salad. 1. You can carry this to work with the dressing in a separate container. 2. As a variation, you can replace the chawli with rajma or black beans.
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For chawli paneer salad- To make chawli paneer salad, heat the olive oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the carrot, capsicum, mushrooms and little salt and sauté on a high flame for 2 minutes.
- Transfer it into a bowl, add chawli, beetroot, spring onions, baby spinach, lettuce, tomatoes and paneer.
- Just before serving, add the dressing and toss well.
- Serve the chawli paneer salad immediately.
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what is chawli paneer salad made off? lobhia vegetable salad is made from 1/4 cup soaked and cooked chawli (cow pea / lobhia), 1/4 cup paneer (cottage cheese) cubes, 1/4 cup diagonally cut carrot, 1/2 cup coloured capsicum cubes, 1/4 cup mushroom (khumbh) cubes, 1/4 cup boiled beetroot cubes, 2 tbsp finely chopped spring onions whites and greens, 1/4 cup baby spinach, 1/4 cup iceberg lettuce , torn into pieces, 1/4 cup deseeded tomato cubes and 2 tsp olive oil. See image of list of ingredients for chawli paneer salad.
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We have used the smaller variety of chawli beans. To prepare chawli bean salad, pick and clean the black-eyed beans. Use 2 tablespoons chawli beans to get 1/4 cup soaked and drained chawli (cow pea / lobhia).
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Combine chawli and enough water in a deep bowl.
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Cover with a lid and keep aside to soak 3-4 hours or overnight.
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This is what like the chawli beans look like after soaking.
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Drain chawli well using a strainer.
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Your soaked and drained chawli beans are ready.
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In a pressure cooker put soaked and drained chawli (cow pea / lobhia).
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Add salt to taste. We added 1/4 tsp salt.
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Add water.
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Pressure cook for 2 whistles.
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Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid.
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Drain water. Keep aside. Use the drained water to make a soup.
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Firstly scrub and wash the beetroots. In India, red beets are highly popular and easily available but, fancy supermarkets do have other variants and you can use any type of beetroots like a candy cane, yellow beet or Crimson Globe, Crosby Egyptian and Early Wonder variety.
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Transfer them in a pressure cooker.
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Add enough water.
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Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Allow the steam to release naturally and open the lid carefully.
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Remove the beetroot and cool them slightly.
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Peel off the boiled beetroots while they are still warm and discard the skin. You may end up with pink hands and pink stains so, make sure you use an apron and possibly gloves to prevent that. If you have a marble kitchen counter then be very careful while doing this procedure.
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Place the beetroots on a chopping board and cut them into cubes. You can even cut them in slices or wedges if you like. Another way to cook beetroot is by roasting them. Compared to boiling it’s a slow process but, the end product is very delicious. For roasting the beetroots, place beets in foil-lined baking pan and top with prepared dressing. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 200°C or until tender.
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In a small bowl put 2 tsp olive oil.
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Add 1 tsp lemon juice.
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Add salt to taste. We added 1/8 tsp salt.
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Add freshly ground black pepper. We added 1/8 tsp black pepper.
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Mix well. Keep aside.
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Heat 2 tsp olive oil in a broad non-stick pan.
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Add 1/4 cup diagonally cut carrot.
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Add 1/2 cup coloured capsicum cubes.
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Add 1/4 cup mushroom (khumbh) cubes.
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Add salt to taste. We added 1/4 tsp salt.
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Sauté on a high flame for 2 minutes.
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Cool the cooked vegetables and transfer to a bowl.
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Add 1/4 cup soaked and cooked chawli (cow pea / lobhia).
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Add 1/4 cup boiled beetroot cubes.
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Add 2 tbsp finely chopped spring onions whites and greens.
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Add 1/4 cup baby spinach.
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Add 1/4 cup iceberg lettuce , torn into pieces.
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Add 1/4 cup deseeded tomato cubes.
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Add 1/4 cup paneer (cottage cheese) cubes.
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Then add the dresisng.
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Toss well.
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You can carry this to work with the dressing in a separate container.
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As a variation, you can replace the chawli with rajma or black beans.
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Chawli Paneer Salad – for weight loss, healthy heart and diabetes.
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The protein and fibre in chawli aids in weight loss.
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Fibre is also a key nutrient to manage blood sugar levels and blood cholesterol levels and prevent other chronic diseases.
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Antioxidants like vitamin A, vitamin C, beta carotene, lutein and xanthene are all present in good quantities in the veggies used in this salad. These are great for your eyes and protect against age related macular degeneration- the leading cause of loss of vision. They also protect the health of all the other organs of the body.
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Vitamin C also has immune fighting effect.
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Remember it is a lunch bowl, so enjoy it on its own without any accompaniment. Alternatively you can reduce the serving size and accompany it with a bowl of healthy soup.
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Nutrient values (Abbrv) per serving
Energy | 415 cal |
Protein | 12.7 g |
Carbohydrates | 26 g |
Fiber | 8.2 g |
Fat | 29.1 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 52.1 mg |
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