Look inside for the video and detailed recipe.Water chestnut salad or Singhada Salad is a simple yet flavourful salad recipe made with fresh and crisp water chestnuts and cucumbers. This simple, quick, easy-to-make salad recipe is satiating, healthy, and full of busting flavours. This no-fuss salad is tangy and spicy and has a crunch of crushed peanuts and the crispness of chestnuts. Adding fresh Coriander leaves and mint leaves enhances the taste of the salad. Water chestnuts are highly nutritious, high in fibre, low in calories, and contain no fat. They also have several vitamins and healthy antioxidants.Water chestnuts and cucumbers are primarily full of water content, which makes them high-volume food. This water chestnut and cucumber salad will keep you fuller for a longer time with fewer calories. This recipe is perfect for weight watchers. Serve it chilled.
Utensil and Tools
- Borosil Glass Mixing Bowl
- Bulfyss Large Natural Bamboo Wood Chopping Cutting Board
- Silicon Spatula
Ingredients
- 12 water Chestnut (Singhara)
- 1 medium Cucumber
- 2 tbsp Roasted Peanuts
- 1 tsp Chilli Flakes
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves
- 1 tsp Mint Leaves
- Salt To taste
Video
Instructions
- Peel and chop the water chestnuts (singhada) into thin slices and keep them in ice water.
- Peel and chop the cucumber into thin slices and keep it aside. (You may use the cucumber with a peel.)
- Crush the roasted peanuts roughly in a mortar & pestle (or you can grind it in a grinder for 1-2 pulses)and keep it aside.
- Take a big mixing bowl and add thinly sliced water chestnuts, cucumber, chilli flakes, lemon juice, crushed peanuts, coriander leaves, mint leaves and salt.
- Mix all the ingredients until the water chestnuts and cucumber slices are coated well with the lemon juice and chilli flakes.
- Serve chilled and garnish with mint leaves.
Nutrition
Calories: 115kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 4gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 66mgPotassium: 322mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 385IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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