Chicken Salad ala Thai

Ingredients:-

300 grams boneless chicken
100 grams french beans
1 big red onion
1 tomato
1/4 cup mint
1/4 cup coriander
1 stalk lemon grass
3 kafir lime leaves
1 cm galangal
1 garlic
1 cm ginger
2-3 small red chili (put more if you like it spicy)
lemon juice, sugar and salt to taste
1 tablespoon oil

minced galangal, ginger, lemon grass and kafir lime leaves


Method:-

1. Clean and minced chicken and marinate with a little bit of salt.
2. Minced lemon grass, galangal, ginger and kafir lime leaves.
3. Chopped mint and coriander and put aside.
4. Cut the french beans and blanch in hot water, strain and put aside.
5. Chopped tomato and cut the onion into thin slices and set aside.
6. In a pan, heat oil and fry the chicken until chicken is cook and juice comes out, Remove from pan.
7. In a small pan and under medium heat, put the minced lemon grass, galangal, ginger and kafir lime leaves and roast until fragrant...not burn.
8. In a bowl, smashed the garlic and small chili, add the chicken, beans, the roasted herbs, sliced onion, chopped tomatoes and add the seasonings i.e. lemon juice, sugar and salt. Mix until everything combines.

Mixed Bean Salad

Beans are a good way to add fiber to your diet, especially soluble fibre. Generally, 1 cup of cooked beans provides 9 to 13 grams of fiber. The soluble fibre can help lower blood cholesterol. Beans are also high in protein, complex carbohydrates and iron. So last nite, I made some for dinner but my kids doesnt like the taste of kidney beans, they ate everything else accept the kidney beans. I had the leftover for lunch today.

Ingredients:-
350 grams mixed beans (kidney beans, soybeans, green beans) i bought a packet of mix beans from the store yesterday)
5 baby tomatoes (cut into cubes) or any kind of tomatoes
1 green pepper (cut into cubes)
1/2 big onion (cut into cubes)
1/4 cup chopped parsley

Seasoning:-
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoon vinegar (I used japanese vegetable vinegar)
lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

Mix everything in a bowl and add all the seasoning. Toss well. Cover and refrigerate for a while. Serve chilled.

Note: To make it easier use italian dressing and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Adjust the taste to your liking.