Dakshini Salaad

Name: Dakshini Salaad
Prep time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 50 g ⅓ cup Roasted Peanuts; 2 Tomatoes (medium size); 10 g/4 tsp Dessicated Coconut; 3 g/½ tsp Turmeric; 45 ml/3 Tbs Lemon juice; 8 Curry Leaves; 10 g/2 tsp Sambhar Masala*; 100 g/1¼ cups Coconut; 90 ml/6 Tbs Coconut Oil; 100 g/½ cup Rice

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

A Sambhar-flavoured coconut-and-rice salad, can be served as an appetizer or as an accompaniment. If ever you have some left over boiled rice, don’t throw it away—use it to make the Dakshini.

Ingredients

100 g/½ cup Rice
100 g/1¼ cups

Asia
India
Starter
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Preparation

THE RICE: Pick, wash in running water, soak for 30 minutes, drain replenish with fresh water and boil until cooked. Drain and cool.

THE COCONUT: Remove the brown skin and cut into fine juliennes.

THE DRESSING: Wash curry leaves. Heat oil in a kadhai, remove from heat, add curry leaves, stir, add Sambhar masala and t