Armenian Cucumber And Peanut Salad With Sizzling Mustard Seeds Recipes

CUCUMBER-MUSTARD SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk the vinegar, mustard, sugar and salt in a bowl. Add oil slowly while whisking.
• Halve the cucumber and seed it by running a small spoon down the center. Cut into 1/8 to 1/4 inch slices.
• Toss the cucumber and dill with the dressing to coat.

ARMENIAN CUCUMBER AND PEANUT SALAD WITH SIZZLING MUSTARD SEEDS

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the curry powder. In a serving bowl, mix the cucumbers, peanuts, cilantro, green chili pepper and salt.2. Heat the oil in a small nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat and add the mustard seeds they should splutter upon contact with the hot oil,, so cover the pan and reduce the heat until the spluttering subsides.3. Quickly add the curry powder, asafoetida, and curry leaves, and stir for a few seconds. Transfer to the salad. Mix well and serve. If you wish to serve the salad chilled, mix only the cucumbers, peanuts, cilantro, and green chili pepper, and chill up to 24 hours. Add the spices just before serving, or the salt will draw out the juices from the ingredients and make the salad to liquid.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

POTATO, SWEET POTATO, AND PEA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the tamarind paste and chaat masala. Then, in separate pots, cover the white potatoes and sweet potatoes in lightly salted water, bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes for the potatoes and 15 to 20 minutes for the sweet potatoes (depending on their thickness). Drain and let cool, then peel all the potatoes. Cut each white potato in half lengthwise, and cut the sweet potatoes into thick rounds.2. In large cast-iron or nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat and cook the white potatoes and sweet potatoes until golden-brown on both sides, about 7 minutes, turning as needed. As you cook them, press each piece with the back of the spatula to flatten it as much as possible. Transfer to a plate, and when they are cool enough to handle, use clean fingers to coarsely break each piece into 2 or 3 smaller pieces.3. Add the peas to the same skillet and cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until barely golden, about 4 minutes.4. Mix the potatoes and sweet potatoes into the peas. Then add the tamarind paste, salt, cayenne pepper, chaat masala, and cilantro and cook, turning a few times as needed, about 2 minutes. Adjust seasonings, adding more salt, chaat masala, or tamarind, if needed. Transfer to a serving platter, top with the chopped onions and serve.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.