Raw Papaya Fruity Salad Low Calorie Diet

When It comes to Papaya me and my family love it a lot, whether it be ripe or raw. My mom has a special liking towards making gravy out of raw papaya, so I never get a chance to experiment with raw papaya’s ever.

This recipe I should call it as exclusion I asked my mom to keep a portion of raw papaya for me. I wanted to make Salad and check out the taste. I had some fruits to combine with which turned out to be too gud for very low calorie healthy diet plan. You can really enjoy every bit of goodness it gives.

Ingredients:
Raw papaya – 1+1/4th cup (Sliced Finely)
Sweet corn – ½ cup boiled
Musk melon – ½ cup (chopped)
Grapes – Sliced as needed
White pepper powder / black pepper powder (as needed)
Chaat masala – ½ tsp or more
Lemon juice – of half lemon
Sugar and Salt as per needed
Roasted Sesame seeds 1tbsp

Method:
-    In a large bowl add raw papaya, sweet corn, white pepper powder, lime juice, chaat masala, salt and sugar to taste and mix thoroughly. Check for taste
-    Next add in musk melon and grapes mix it light handedly.
-    Add in sesame seeds just before serving.

Enjoy ur healthy Salad Any time in the day!!!

Notes:
-    Sesame seeds can be replaced by roasted peanuts.
-    I used white pepper powder, I dint wanted its color to change, White pepper powder will only give spice, where as black pepper powder has a distinct aroma but may darken the color of the food.
-    Adjust lime juice, sugar and salt according to ur taste.
-    I used little of musk melon paste but that dint help I had little of musk melon with me, when I tasted along with chopped musk melon it gave a real refreshing taste. It can be kept as optional too.
-    We can also add finely chopped pineapple/ apple / Pomegranate for extra flavor and colorful look.
-    Grapes was great combo with raw papaya it adjusted the spices with its sweetness
-    I wanted to add some cashews and raisins to it but wanted to limit the richness with calories it would carry.

Over all Raw Papaya is the Star Ingredient here!! Having Raw Papaya as base you can mix and match other ingredients as per ur taste and availability :)

When I was just thinking about the salad I had posted a quire over fb and got some ideas from my friends over fb groups. Here it goes!! If It interests you please go ahead trying the combination and let us know how it turned out.

Reema Haseeb Suggested:
- Grate the Raw papaya and melon .....chop grapes ...make the dressing with lime juice, soya sauce,chili flakes ,honey ,salt ....mix well and add it ....sprinkle some roasted peanuts .... (can omit soya sauce if u dont like)
- You can also add orange juice instead of lemon juice
- Another dressing is add chili powder,chat masala,salt,lime juice ....

Hazeena Seyad Suggested
- Make a dressing with coconut milk , grated ginger , lime juice , salt and sugar to taste . Mix well until well combined . Grate raw papaya , chop melon and half the grapes . Mix all together , garnish with fried crisp onions and serve .
- Mix tamarind pulp , chilli powder , salt and jägery to taste . Add to the raw papaya , melon and grapes . Toss well and garnish with sesame seeds .

Charanya Deva Suggested
- Cut musk melon n cucumber into small cubes. Add chopped coriander leaves n green spring onions mix all chill till serving time wen ready to serve mix lemon juice salt pepper or finely chopped green chiilies add To muskmelon mix well serve immediately. Made this afternoon tastes yum
This is the pic she shared with us :)

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Bhelpuri - The Tongue Tickler

Who Dosent Love Street Foods?? 

Bhelpuri is one among very famous street food which nobody can say no to!!
Its, yummy and chatpata and biggest advantage is healthy and low calorie snack. Nutritious Filling and delicious what more one needs to get convinced to make this yummy street food at home???

I Really wanted to make this from long time and finally the day came when mom brought packets of puffed rice one of the main ingredients. Once this was in my hand I slowly started preparation towards tamarind chutney , green chutney and veggies, every ingredient is very important. Though it takes time for preparation of ingredients, but once you got all, then making and serving it can be done in jiffy.

I should tell you!! You can organize a party and serve this to almost 20-30 people with no trauma I shall tell u how in later part.

Lets get started!!
Serves-  10-12 people generously
 
Ingredients:
Puffed Rice – 2 Packets
Potato – 2 -3 boiled and diced
Onion – 2 large (chopped Wash it 2-3 times nicely)
Cucumber – 2 (peeled, deseeded and chopped)
Tomatoes – 3-4 (deseeded and chopped)
Grapes – cut into 2
Roasted Peanuts: ½ cup or more (de-skinned)
Tamarind Chutney – As needed
Green Chutney – As needed
Sev- Nylon sev or normal thick sev For Garnishing as needed

Method To Prepare One Plate Of Bhelpuri
-    In a large bowl take 2 tablespoon of all the ingredients each except Puffed Rice and mix it well.

-    Just Before Serving Add 2 cups of puffed rice and mix thoroughly.
-    Garnish it with some more grapes and Sev
-    Serve immediately.
 
Notes:
-    2 cups puffed rice may feel more but when puffed rice comes in touch with all the moisture content in the veggie mixture it starts to shrink this is another reason to add puffed rice just before serving.
-    You may add coriander leaves and carrot chopped too
-    Washing Onion is optional but I do it to reduce the strong taste which some onions carry.
-    Deseeded and chopped cucumber gives gud crunchiness while eating.
-    Don’t use sour tomatoes. Use the ones used for sandwiches.
-    You may add pineapple/ pomegranate too instead of grapes.
-    Adding Fruits are optional but enhances the taste of bhelpuri when you get some sweet to chew in between.
- You may also add crushed puris to this totally optional

The amount of ingredients I prepared was just for 4-5 people. But We had Some guest the very day and you have to believe me that this much amount of ingredients was enough for almost 10 people and also guests helped themselves with 2nd and 3rd helpings too.

You can serve these for parties easily as you can have the veggies mixed with chutney ready ahead and just add in the puffed rice and serve with garnishings, its a total mess free deal to make everyone happy :)

You may also add more chutney from top if you like depending upon your taste.

Impression:
It was Sweet, Spicy, Crunchy and Chewy all in one. Adding of grapes helped to balance the spiciness bhelpuri carried.
With no single doubt everyone liked it very much including guest.
Mom said she liked it a lot as she said she was able to feel all the flavors which made the dish outstanding!!

Do Try It Guys And Let Me Know Your Feedback!!
If Any Doubts Feel Free To Ask In Comments Section or contact me directly in my fb page/profile It would be my pleasure to answer all your queries

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