Swapping fried fare with salads and some greens is the first step towards a healthier leaner self. However, a major obstacle in making this essential swop is the insipidity and well, lack of variety. While salad will still be a salad, we can surely spruce it up for you to give the much needed push. Here are 6 interesting and healthy Indian salad dressings that will add flavour to the blandest of veggies.
Ranch Dressing
Take a cup of buttermilk and add to it ¼ cup low-fat shredded paneer, some dried onion flakes, salt, lemon juice and pepper. Store it in an airtight container and refrigerate.
Vinaigrette with a twist
Buy the healthier variants by one of the best food services India and play around with its flavours every time you use it. A few ideas can be to add a few drops of orange juice, or apple juice or even vanilla essence. You can also put some grated lemon rind and a few drops of lime juice for a tang or simply whip it up with a table spoon of yoghurt before adding it to the salad.
Spicy Indian Salad dressing
Take a quarter cup of lemon juice and add to it some tomato puree, red chili powder, some tabasco sauce, cilantro leaves, salt and ½ tsp jaggery dissolved in water. Shake them well and its ready.
Thai salad dressing
Take some peanut butter and add a little boiling water to it. Sprinkle in some apple cider vinegar, a dash of honey, salt to taste. Now spice it up with minced garlic cloves and crushed and roasted red pepper.
Curry Dressing
Roast some curry powder dry in a skillet and then cool it. Add a bit of light mayo, yogurt, mango chutney, minced ginger and grated orange peel and whisk properly. You can store this for a while so make for the weeks ahead.
Ranch Dressing
Take a cup of buttermilk and add to it ¼ cup low-fat shredded paneer, some dried onion flakes, salt, lemon juice and pepper. Store it in an airtight container and refrigerate.
Vinaigrette with a twist
Buy the healthier variants by one of the best food services India and play around with its flavours every time you use it. A few ideas can be to add a few drops of orange juice, or apple juice or even vanilla essence. You can also put some grated lemon rind and a few drops of lime juice for a tang or simply whip it up with a table spoon of yoghurt before adding it to the salad.
Spicy Indian Salad dressing
Take a quarter cup of lemon juice and add to it some tomato puree, red chili powder, some tabasco sauce, cilantro leaves, salt and ½ tsp jaggery dissolved in water. Shake them well and its ready.
Thai salad dressing
Take some peanut butter and add a little boiling water to it. Sprinkle in some apple cider vinegar, a dash of honey, salt to taste. Now spice it up with minced garlic cloves and crushed and roasted red pepper.
Curry Dressing
Roast some curry powder dry in a skillet and then cool it. Add a bit of light mayo, yogurt, mango chutney, minced ginger and grated orange peel and whisk properly. You can store this for a while so make for the weeks ahead.
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