Tasty salad dish

 

This post is about a healthy side-dish, as experimented, during Diwali festive season of 2023. I have named it as 'Dahi poha salad' (Curd, Rice-flakes salad).

It's simply a raw mix of ingredients like curd, rice flakes, salad, green chutney, amla, dry fruits, nuts & seeds etc. Use quantities in proper ratios as suitable , add salt , black pepper and spices as needed.

Stir curd rigorously for couple of minutes, add little water, during the process. Add rice flakes or poha, mix well. Keep adding other ingredients one by one and mix with curd. You have the flexibility to choose your healthy add-ons (which go along well), in this mixture.

Namkeen or savory can be added in little quantity as a topping for crunchy & spicy taste, if required.

5 reasons why it seems like a better replacement option:-
1. Healthy, organic, raw ingredients used, mostly.
2. Quite filling & tasty accompaniment, good to avoid other (junk) side dishes
3. Easier to eat more raw salad than usually taken along with meal
4. Consumption of fried snack is minimal as a topping, when compared to taking a bowl as side-dish.
5. Sweet 'Dahi-poha' is a popular dish prepared using 'jaggery' (unrefined sugar). This sour-salty version, helps avoid excess sweet intake.

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