FOUR BEAN SALAD

FOUR BEAN SALAD
Nutritious bean salad.
Preparation Time : 30-40 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Servings : 4

INGREDIENTS
White cow beans(chowli/lobia), soaked 1/4 cup

Red kidney beans (rajma), soaked 1/4 cup

Green gram (sabut moong), soaked 1/4 cup

Salt to taste

French beans, 1/4 inch pieces 10

Lemon juice 3 tablespoons

Fresh coriander leaves, chopped 1/2 medium bunch

Fresh mint leaves, chopped 1/4 medium bunch

Green chillies, chopped 2

Chaat masala 11/2 teaspoons

Onion , 1/4 inch pieces 1 medium

METHOD
Boil the three soaked beans separately in one cup of salted water each till soft. Drain and let them cool.Boil French beans in one cup of salted boiling water till done. Drain immediately (you may reserve the cooking liquid for some other recipe) and refresh with cold water. Dilute lemon juice with equal amount of water. Stir in chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies and chaat masala. Shake well and refrigerate the dressing for at least an hour. Mix all the cooked beans with diced onion and add the dressing. Toss the salad to evenly mix the dressing and serve cold.