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Indian cuisine is full of greens but not green salads. Lettuce, a mainstay of American salads, has traditionally been unavailable in India. The small amount of lettuce that could be purchased was tough, and therefore was used primarily for garnish. Furthermore, Indians have traditionally not eaten greens raw, believing them to be hard to digest, so greens are almost always cooked before being served. This, however, has changed over recent years, and Indians are now buying and eating more fresh lettuce.
While traditional recipes may not feature lettuce or other greens, I have created many green salads in my kitchen in Santa Monica, inspired by the flavors, seasonings, and vegetables of India, but using lettuce and fresh greens, and presented in a way Americans can appreciate.
From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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