Pakistani Types of Salads have Cucumber, Tomatoes, Pomegranate Seeds of Fresh or Dried Fruit, Bananas, Guavas, Apples, Potatoes, Chick-peas And Oranges which are seasoned with Salad’s Spice of Chaat Masala, Vinegar or Lemon juice and Salt or Sugar or both. Most types of Salads have above mentioned ingredients.
Most Pakistani people like to eat spicy food such as Curry or even it is Salad. But they also like Seasoning with only black pepper or red chillies of any kind like red chillies powder or red chilli flakes. Obviously, Sugar or Salt is also must in all Types of Salad.
Favourite Types of Salads:
Following are the Most Favourite Salads are in Pakistan
1.Kachubmar Salad
2.Kachaloo Salad
3.Mixed vegetables Salad
4.Onion’s Salad
5.Cucumber Salad
6.Chick-peas Salad
7.Melon Salad
8.Watermelon Salad
9.Cream Salad Dessert
Kachumar Salad is available with different types of food at every big and small hotel which is of kind of hotel’s indeed or people were selling at streets in Huts or in shades. These types of hotels are called Jhopdi or Dhaba. Mixed Salads are also available with every kind of Pakistani Curry, Rice or barbq. Onions Salad mostly serves with only bar bq items.
Kachaloo Salad is eaten as a snack and sold in many places, though Kachaloo Salad is served with Meals too. It is very much Famous in children’s snacks. Cucumber and Chick-peas Salads are sold everywhere in Pakistan. Chick-pea Salad is one of types of Salad which are sold with specific names of it at a snack bar or at streets. Fruit’s Salads Melon and Watermelon Salads are very famous. With Melon and Watermelon Salads, their Cream Salad’s Dessert is also very much Famous. Cream Salad Dessert is also sold in Snack bars with a specific name of Dessert Salads as Cream Chaat. So the Mentioned above are Favourite types of Salads.
Now we are going to explain Pakistani Salad Recipes.
1. Kachumber Salad:
It’s no.1.Pakistani Salad Recipe. Kachumar Salad is Type of salad which is made of Totally Raw Food and eaten as a sole dish. It’s the Recipe with only three with spices.
Let’s start the recipe.
Ingredients:
Cucumber one cup, cut into small cubes.
Tomatoes one cup, cut into small Squares or cubes
Onions one cup, cut into small Squares or cubes
Lemon juice or two tablespoons
Salad’s Spice (Chaat Masala) one teaspoon full
Salt as per taste or half teaspoon
Green chillies two, cut into thin round shaped slices
Fresh Coriander One cup, cut into small pieces
Fresh mint half cup, cut into small pieces
Method
Mix all the vegetables in the large bowl, mix then add the whole ingredients. Add Spice Powder, Lemon or Vinegar and Salt, and mix again. Serve with a curry or flat bread, or as a sole dish.
Old-aged people are used Kachumber Salad as a cure for upset Stomach. But it’s tasty and nutritious too.
2.Kachaloo Salad:
It’s no.2.Pakistani Salad Recipe, made of boiled Potatoes with red chillies powder and Tartaric acid. So it’s very much Spicy but tasty. It has only Four ingredients with salt, but yet it is very much famous
Let’s start the recipe.
Ingredients
Potatoes two cups Boiled and cut into Medium sized Squares or cubes
Red chillies powder one teaspoon full
Tartaric acid quarter teaspoon, if it is not available or do you have problem something else, use vinegar or lemon juice two tablespoons full
Salt half teaspoon or as per taste
Method
Mix Potatoes and all other ingredients. Mix well and serve, Kachaloo is ready to eat. Eat as a snack or serve with meals.
3.Mixed Vegetables Salad:
It is 3.Pakistani Salad Recipe, Popular at every where in routine meals and eaten with all the meals either they are Spicy or simply, plain rice. One can use any kind of vegetables with boiled eggs and Potatoes. But Onions, Cucumber, Redish, Beet root, Carrots, Tomatoes are used much with fresh or green Coriander and eaten. No accurate or equal quantity is necessary, use whatever vegetables you like with whichever quantity you like.
Ingredients
Onions one cup, if you don’t like you can skip. Cut into thin slices, then add a quarter teaspoon of salt, mix and set aside.
Carrots one cup,bcut as you like, round but thin slices or Long pieces
Beet root one cup, cut into small Squares or cubes
Reddish one cup,cut into small Squares or cubes
Cucumber one cup, cut into thin slices
Tomatoes one cup cut into thin slices
Cabbage (optional) one cup, cut into long and thin pieces
Fresh Coriander leaves one cup, cut into thin pieces or add just leaves
Salt one teaspoon or as per taste
Black Pepper half teaspoon
Lemon juice or vinegar two tablespoons
Method
First wash the Onions into a strainer, then strain well but don’t squeeze and set aside. This recipe makes Onions sweet and takes their strong smell with bitterness.
Mix well all the Vegetables in a large bowl, add salt and black pepper, squeeze lemon juice or vinegar mix well again. Mixed vegetables Salad is ready. Serve with all types of meals of Meats and Grains or Rice.
4.Onion’s Salad:
It’s 4.Pakistani Salad Recipe with only one ingredient, a little bit of Salt and Vinegar. But yet it is easiest and Famous type of Salads in Pakistani Cuisine
Let’s start the recipe.
Ingredients
Onions one cup, cut into thin round shaped slices, sprinkle quarter teaspoon Salt then set aside for ten minutes.
Salt quarter teaspoon or as per taste
Black pepper quarter teaspoon
Green or Fresh Coriander leaves: quarter cup, cut into thin slices or use whole leaves, as you like.
Vinegar or Lemon juice one teaspoon
Method:
Firstly wash the Onions as defined in the above recipe of Salad.
Now put Onions into a bowl or palate, squeeze Lemon juice or Vinegar. Add black Pepper and Salt, mix well. Then garnish with green Leaves of Coriander, your Onions Salad is ready. It is served especially with bar bq items or fried meat or curry.
5.Cucumber Salad:
It 5.Pakistani Salad Recipe, has only one main Food item with Salad Spice (Chaat Masala) yet it is tasty.
Let’s start the recipe
Ingredients
Cucumber two Cups, cut into thin slices
Vinegar or Lemon juice two tablespoons
Chaat Masala one teaspoon
Salt as per taste because Chat Masala has already Salt
Method:
Mix Cucumber slices, salt and Chaat Masala well with Vinegar or Lemon juice. Cucumber Salad is ready.
6.Chick-peas Salad
It has the largest number of spices with boiled Chick-Peas. It is called Chana or Cholay Chaat.
Ingredients
Chick-pea two Cups boiled. It is necessary to soak them one night or minimum 8-10 hours with one teaspoon of baking soda before boiling otherwise Chick-pea would not cook well, add also one teaspoon salt.
Chaat Masala one teaspoon
Red chilly powder one teaspoon
Green chillies two, cut into thin slices
Fresh coriander for garnish
Mint leaves for garnish
Boiled Potatoes one cup, cut into small cubes
Black pepper quarter teaspoon
White Pepper quarter teaspoon
Tomatoes one cup, cut into slices
Papdi or Papri ( Accurate Urdu sound) is available in the market or one can make themself.
Yogurt one Cup (optional)
Ingredients of Papri
Flour one cup
Oil for frying
Salt one bunch
Oil one tablespoon
Method:
First make Papri, Make a dough of flour, salt and one tablespoon of oil with Water. No much hard or soft dough should be kneaded just knead well. Now make small balls, and roll four inches round shaped Flat breads and deep fry into Oil then set aside.
Now mix the whole ingredients into a large bowl except green leaves, Tomatoes, Yogurt and Papri.
At a time of serving topped every serving with few Papri Breads, tomatoes, fresh leaves and Yogurt. You can add some more Potatoes and Chaat Masala as per taste. Or serve with small bottles of Chaat Masala and salt with Vinegar or Lemons half cut Pieces.
Note: Papri Breads can be made one day before and it can be saved for a month. It’s alone eaten with Tea or cooked Pulses.
We will define Pakistani Salad Recipes of Fruit’s in a new article.
Summary
Pakistani Types of Salads are quick and easy. They provide much fibre with Vitamins and Minerals. Just mix your favourite vegetables or recipe with Chaat Masala and Vinegar or Lemon juice and they are ready to eat. Chick-pea Salad is called Chana or Cholay Chaat which is full of energy and Vitamins with cooked bread. The bread is a wonderful recipe which can be saved for a month.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is Salad Healthy to eat?
Salad especially of mixed vegetables has all kinds of minerals with Vitamins
Can you Lose weight eating Salad?
Yes, of course.
How much weight can I lose by eating salads?
One can lose 10-20kg a Month.
What happens if you eat salad everyday?
One can get Health and smartness with beauty.