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Title: Timatar Ka Salad - Fresh Tomato Salad - India
Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  1 1/2    lbs tomatoes
     25    basil leaves
    1/2 ts salt
           fresh ground black pepper
    1/4 ts chili powder
      2    tbsps lemon juice
      3    tbsps vegetable oil, peanut
           -and mustard o; plus 1
    1/2 ts cumin seeds
    1/2 ts black or yellow mustard
           -seeds

Instructions

Cut tomatoes into 1/4 slices and arrange in slightly overlapping layers
on large plate. Tuck basil leaves singly into layers of tomatoes so that
about 3/4 of each leaf is visible. Do this evenly so that green and red
are distributed. Sprinkle salt, black pepper, chili powder and lemon
juice over tomatoes. Put oil in small saucepan and set over high heat.
When hot put in cumin and mustard seeds. As soon as mustard seeds beging
to pop, lit the saucepan off heat and spoon the oil and spices over
tomatoes. being careful to avoid leaves. Serve immediately.

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 45 Calories; less than one gram
Fat (6% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; 0mg
Cholesterol; 282mg Sodium

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Contributor: Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian Cooking

Preparation Time: 0:00

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