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rajma salad recipe is a fairly quick salad to make. The ingredients to make rajma salad are rajma, onions, tomatoes, spring onions, shredded lettuce and an olive oil dressing.

Once you have soaked and boiled the rajma for kidney bean salad, all you need to do is throw in some chopped veggies and a dash of lime and pepper for spice. Serve rajma salad fresh to avoid sogginess, and enjoy the blend of textures and flavours in every mouthful.

See why we think this is a healthy rajma salad? One cup of cooked kidney beans (rajma) has 26.2% of your daily magnesium requirements. Rajma is a complex carb and rich in Fibre which helps in Lowering Cholesterol levels. Vegetables that will add fibre. Olive oil is one of the healthiest oil you can opt for. It has around 77% of MUFA. The Rajma Salad is an iron-rich option that will enhance your haemoglobin levels and prevent anaemia.

Learn to make rajma salad recipe | healthy rajma salad | Indian style kidney bean salad | with step by step photos below.

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Preparation Time:    Cooking Time:    Total Time:     4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

For Rajma Salad
2 cups soaked and boiled rajma (kidney beans)
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup thinly sliced onions
1 tbsp finely chopped spring onion greens
1/2 cup shredded iceberg lettuce

To Be Mixed Together Into A Dressing
4 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt and to taste
Method

For rajma salad
    For rajma salad
  1. To make rajma salad, combine all the ingredients for the salad in a bowl, toss well and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  2. Just before serving, add the dressing and toss well.
  3. Serve the healthy rajma salad immediately.

Handy tip:
    Handy tip:
  1. You can also make this salad in indian style by replacing the dressing with 2 tbsp chopped coriander, ½ tsp finely chopped green chillies and 1 tsp lemon juice.

Rajma Salad, Healthy Rajma Salad recipe with step by step photos

Like Rajma Salad
  1. Its a versatile salad. The rajma salad is iron-rich and enhances your haemoglobin levels and prevents anaemia. Once you have soaked and boiled the rajma, all you need to do is throw some vegetables and a dash of lime. It is a quick and easy recipe to make. If you like the recipe below are some link of similar recipes :

To Make Dressing For Rajma Salad
  1. To make dressing for rajma salad recipe | healthy rajma salad | Indian style kidney bean salad | take a deep bowl and pour 4 tsp olive oil in it. 
  2. Add lemon juice.
  3. Add salt to taste. 
  4. Mix well using a spoon and keep aside the dressing for the rajma salad recipe | healthy rajma salad | Indian style kidney bean salad |

How To Make Rajma Salad
  1. To make rajma salad recipe | healthy rajma salad | Indian style kidney bean salad | soak rajma overnight.
  2. Strain the rajma using a strainer.
  3. Boiled the rajma, once boiled drain it. 
  4. To make rajma salad | healthy rajma salad | Indian style kidney bean salad | transfer the boiled rajma on deep bowl.
  5. Add chopped tomatoes. 
  6. Add onions. Onions woud give crunchiness to the salad. 
  7. Add spring onion greens. 
  8. Add shredded iceberg lettuce to the rajma salad. 
  9. Toss well and refrigerate for atleast 1 hour. 
  10. Add the dressing to the  rajma salad before serving
  11. Toss the rajma salad | healthy rajma salad | Indian style kidney bean salad | well.
  12. Serve rajma salad | healthy rajma salad | Indian style kidney bean salad | immediately. 

Rajma Salad – A Protein Boost for Weight Watchers
  1. Rajma Salad – A Protein Boost for Weight Watchers. High protein foods boost your metabolism and aid in weight loss. By lending 6.1 g of protein and 1.9 g of fiber from 1 serving, this Rajma Salad keeps you full for hours and avoids unnecessary bingeing. A whole lot of veggies like tomatoes, spring onions and lettuce adds a dose of antioxidants which helps to reduce inflammation in the body. The dressing makes use of olive oil… don’t replace that with any other oil. Olive oil is rich in MUFA (mono unsaturated fatty acids) which has heart-protecting benefits. To sum it up, this Rajma Salad is a must try for every weight watcher.
Accompaniments

Dill Cottage Cheese 
Herb Cottage Cheese Crackers, Suva Paneer Crackers 

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per serving
Energy146 cal
Protein6.1 g
Carbohydrates18.1 g
Fiber1.9 g
Fat5.5 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium9.5 mg

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Rajma Salad ( Healthy Soups and Salads Recipe)
5
 on 23 Apr 19 08:08 PM


We liked it. Very healthy and tasty. I chose to do the Indian way so no oil was used. Thanks
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Tarla Dalal    Hi Meera, Glad you liked it.Do try out more recipes and share your experience with us!Happy cooking!
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24 Apr 19 09:04 AM
Rajma Salad ( Healthy Soups and Salads Recipe)
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Mruga D
 on 06 Oct 14 02:31 PM


I just love love love rajma..and anything that's made out of rajma...and that's how I tried this recipe...O! it's delicious and filling too!!...Iron, Fibre and Protein rich rajma when combines with olive oil and lemon juice dressing...you get Tarla Dalal's Rajma Salad!
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