Gado Gado, Indian Style

This is a meal by itself. There is a combination of chilled salad with peanut sauce which makes Gado Gado.

For the salad

½ cup chopped cabbage, length wise

½ cup French beans, diagonally sliced

½ cup carrots, grated

½ cup cucumber, chopped

½ cup tomatoes, chopped

Method for Salad

1. Boil the French beans for 5 minutes.

2. Then turn of the gas and add finely grated carrot and cabbage to the hot water and drain.

3. Pour cold water over the veggies and keep aside.

4. Add chopped tomatoes and cucumber and put in fridge. Add salt, pepper and little powdered sugar to the salad just before serving.

For the Peanut Sauce

Make 4 to 5 cups peanuts paste.

For the peanut paste:

To be ground into a paste

2/3 cup peanuts

2 tsp chilli powder

1/3 cup gud

3 tablespoons lemon juice

Grinding instructions

Add the chilli powder, peanuts, gud, lemon
juice, and pulse grind for a minute. Add 1/3 cup water and grind again.

1 tablespoon oil

1 onion, chopped

1 tsp cumin seeds

7 curry leaves

salt to taste

Procedure for the paste

1. Heat the oil, add the cumin seeds , onions and curry leaves and cook for a few minutes.

2. Add the paste and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.

3. Then add 3 cups water and bring to a boil. Add salt. Stir in between to prevent lumping.

For Serving:

Crushed papad.

How to serve:

Place some salad in a bowl.

Add the peanut curry and some crushed papad.

You may add brown rice to make this a complete meal.