Easy, Healthyish, Recipes

Raw Mango and Basil Dressing Salad

Hot summers call for a cooling and light lunch that is piquant and sumptuous too. A chilled deli staple across the world, this version of Macaroni salad is dressed in a combination of seasonal raw mangoes and hung curd. This bowl of tangy, creamy and mildly sweet vernal freshness.

It has a delicious blend of fresh, colourful ingredients, a tempting light crunch and such a refreshing taste. And the dressing is perfectly creamy without being overwhelmingly heavy. I’ve made it a little healthier by subbing out some of the mayonnaise with yoghurt (but if preferred you can go the all-mayo route instead).

Everything here combined just creates a harmonious blend of satisfying flavour. Chances are it will become a new favourite for you too!

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Hung Curd (ID)
  • 1 Raw Mango (De Seeded)
  • 1 Tsp Kasundi Paste
  • 2 Tbsp Maple Syrup (Urban Platter)
  • 6-8 Whole Peppercorns
  • 1/2 Cup Salt
  • 1 Green Chilly
  • 1 Cup Dry Elbow Macaroni (Barilla)
  • 1/2 Apple 
  • 1 /2 Cup Corn and Peas,
  • 1/2 Cup Broccoli Florets and Diced Zucchini
  • 1 Potato
  •  1/2 Cup Cucumber, And Beetroot Diced
  • 12-15 Fresh Basil Leaves
  • 1 Packet Cheesy Monaco Crackers (Parle)                                                                                                   .                                                                                                                                                 

Preparation

Prep: 15 minutes
Cooking: 10 minutes

  1. Strain and hang your curd in a muslin cloth for 30 mins. Chill it in the refrigerator. You can do this process the previous night too.
  2. Saltwater in a vessel and Boil it. The water should be salted enough to taste like seawater. Boil potatoes and Macaroni separately till both are Al Dente. you can use the same water for both.
  3. Steam corn, peas, broccoli, zucchini (literally any veggies you have). You can grill/boil them too.
  4. In a mixer add Basil, raw mango, peppercorns,1 green chilli, some of the broccoli, salt blend to a smooth paste. Add hung curd and kasundi. Give it a whisk.
  5. Chop the apples, cucumber, and beetroot. Keep them separate for the colours to not bleed.
  6. In a large bowl add the macaroni, potatoes, veggies and dressing. Toss it all together and season to taste. Top it with apple cucumber, beetroot and apples. Drizzle generously with maple syrup.
  7. Serve with Monaco crisps on the side.

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Prabhuti B Vadhaiya

I am a visual merchandiser with a very deep-rooted affection for food. My connection to food was imbibed with elaborate prayer rituals before each meal that developed a sense of reverence and gratitude for everything that was put on the plate. This connection was furthered by the time spent in the kitchen understanding the ingredients and their effects on each other. Simple ingredients elevated by cooking methods are her kind of food.