Lettuce Cups
by Tarla Dalal
01 Jan 1900
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You can serve these cups as a salad or as an accompaniment to drinks.
Lettuce Cups recipe - How to make Lettuce Cups
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Serves 15.
lettuce leaves
1 1/2 cups chopped mixed fruits ( apples, pears, bananas and stone cherries)
1 cup grated carrots
2 tbsp roasted peanuts, broken into pieces (optional)
For the curds dressing
3/4 cup thick curds (dahi)
2 tbsp fresh cream
1 cucumber, grated
1/2 tsp chopped green chillies
salt to taste
Method
For the curds dressing
How to serve
For the curds dressing
- For the curds dressing
- Tie the curds in a muslin cloth and hang up for about 2 hours.
- Squeeze a little water from the cucumber and then mix the curds and cream.
- Add the green chillies and salt. Chill thoroughly.
How to serve
- How to serve
- Put the lettuce leaves and carrots in separate bowls of cold water for about 30 minutes. Drain thereafter.
- Tear the lettuce leaves into small pieces, approximately square in size. Make smaller pieces if serving as an accompaniment.
- Arrange the lettuce pieces in one corner of a large tray, fruits in another and carrots in the third leaving sufficient margin in the centre.
- Put the dressing in a bowl and sprinkle nuts on top. Place the bowl in the centre of the tray.
- Let the guests help themselves by putting some fruit on lettuce leaves, a little dressing on top and finally sprinkling carrots on it.
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