Cucumber-Carrot-Sweetcorn Salad

Salads are very healthy and are always advised by the doctors for good health, both fruit salad and vegetable salad are equally important. We can take fruits easily, as they are tasty in raw form itself,but taking vegetables in raw form is a difficult task for almost everyone,especially cabbage,gobi,radish.We cannot eat them alone,we need to combine with other veggies(vegetables) or seasoning.Today I am sharing another healthy  Cucumber-Carrot-Sweetcorn Vegetable salad recipe. All the three   Carrots,sweetcorn,cucumber are healthy and tasty vegetables.So,I am using very less seasoning for this Salad.

Health Benefits of Carrots :First and the foremost benefit of carrots is that they contain ' beta-carotene' which is a powerful antioxidant which helps in improving vision.This beta carotene converts into Vitamin A which keeps our skin healthy and also acts as natural anti aging agent.It also contain anti septic properties which keeps our gums healthy by killing the germs.It also contains high amount of soluble fiber, keeps our heart healthy.Daily intake of carrot in any form helps in reducing gastric problems and also digestive problems.

Health Benefits of Cucumber/Keera/Southekayi/Keeraikai : It is the vegetable having very low calories.It contains 96% of water,which keeps our body hydrated and cools our body.It Contains Vitamins like A,B,C  and minerals like magnesium,potassiumand silicon which helps in keeping our skin radiant.As it contains cancer-fighting properties it helps in protecting us against cancer.It helps in stabilizing both high and low blood pressure.With regular eating of cucumber,kidney stones gets dissolved and also helps in flushing out toxins from the body. Sterols in cucumber helps in lowering bad cholesterol and also aids in weight loss.Fiber content in it helps in digestion.It also contain a hormone necessary for insulin production by the cells of pancreas.In addition to health benefits cucumber also have many  beauty benefits. When a slice of it  kept on eyes,it helps in keeping our eyes cool,refreshed  and prevents them from swelling.

Nutritional Benefits of Sweetcorn :It  contains multiple nutrients like vitamins,minerals,proteins and also Dietary fiber. It contains both soluble and Insoluble fibers in it,which are very good for health. Insoluble fiber binds to cholesterol and prevents it from releasing into blood stream,thus decreases the risk of heart problems.Soluble fiber helps in decreasing the constipation problem. This also contain Phenolic flavonoid antioxidant,Ferulic acid which increases while cooking. Ferulic acid acts as a good anti-cancerous agent.It also contains two major phyto-chemicals Lutein and Zeaxanthin which play a great role in slowing the formation of cataract,thus helps in decreasing the risk of chronic eye diseases. Sweetcorn also contain Vitamin A, B1(thiamin) and also folate/folic acid. Adding sweet corn along with other vegetables in the diet acts as a good nutritional diet/balanced diet.

 Preparation  time : 15 mins

Yield : 2

Ingredients :

Carrots : 2

 Boiled Sweet corn : 1 cup

Cucumber : 1 (small)

Salt : to taste

Amchur powder : 1 tbsp

lemon juice : 1 tsp (optional)

Method of Preparation :

1. Chop cucumber and carrots into small pieces. In a bowl add chopped carrot pieces,cucumber pieces,boiled sweetcorn,salt,amchur powder,mix thoroughly.


2. Finally add lemon juice ,once again mix.


3. Dish out and serve.

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Note : Step 2 is an optional step,can be ignored.

Can add cumin powder or chat masala also.