Indian Recipes : Low Calorie : Beans Salad

BEANS SALAD

• Wash white cow beans and kidney beans separately.
  
  
• Soak them separately, overnight in plenty of water. wash and soak the green moong beans for about two hours.
  
  
• Boil the three dry beans separately in salted water till soft. drain and let them cool.
  
  
• Strain the french beans and cut into one-fourth inch pieces. boil in salted boiling water till done.
  
  
• Drain immediately (you may reserve the cooking liquid to use as stock for sonic officer recipe) and refresh with cold water. drain and keep aside.
  
  
• Peel and cut onion into one-fourth inch size pieces. clean, wash, drain and chop green coriander and mint. wash and chop green chilies finely. peel and wash and chop it.
  
  
• Dilute lemon juice with equal amount of water. stir in chopped green coriander, mint, green chilies and chaat masala.
  
  
• Shake well and refrigerate the dressing for at least an hour.
  
  
• Mix all the cooked beans with diced onion and add the dressing. toss the salad to evenly mix the dressing.