Russian Salad is most popular salad in Goa and in India. It is a mayonnaise based sweetish salad. Par boiled vegetables are mixed with fruits and boiled potatoes. It can even be used in sandwich making.
Russian Salad
Course: SaladCuisine: IndianDifficulty: MediumServings
4
servingsPrep time
8
minutesCooking time
5
minutesIngredients
Paneer (Cubed) – 300 gm
Onion (diced) – 1 medium sized
Capsicum (diced) – 1 small sized
Spring onion (finely chopped) – whites 2 and greens 1/2 cup
Green chillies (chopped) -1 to 2
Ginger (chopped/ grated) – 1 tsp
Garlic (chopped) – 8 cloves
Schezwan Sauce – 4 tbsp
Soya sauce – 2 tsp
Tomato ketchup – 1 tbsp
Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 1 to 2 tbsp + for deep frying
For the batter:
Corn flour – 6 tbsp
Maida – 4 tbsp
Rice flour – 2 tbsp
Baking powder – 1/3 tsp
Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp
Water – 2/3 cup
Salt to taste
Directions
- Take a mixing bowl and combine all the ingredients mentioned for making the batter.
- Heat oil in kadai.
- Dip the paneer cubes in the batter and deep fry till golden brown on low to medium flame. Fry it in small batches and place on an absorbent paper.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok.
- Add ginger, green chilies and garlic, fry for 5 seconds.
- Add onion and spring onion whites, stir fry for half a minute.
- Add capsicum and 1/4 cup spring onion greens.
- Sprinkle little salt.
- Add all the sauces and pepper powder.
- Add 1 tbsp water.
- Add fried paneer and toss it in sauce properly.
- Garnish with remaining spring onion greens.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- You may add cucumber, onion etc as per your requirement.
