Four-bean Salad

Description

 * Preparation time: 20 minutes
 * Serves: 4

Ingredients

 * ¼ cup green grams (whole moong)
 * ¼ cup white cow beans (chowli)
 * ¼ cup red kidney beans (rajma)
 * 100 g French beans
 * 1 medium sized onion
 * ½ cup coriander leaves
 * ¼ cup mint leaves
 * 2 green chilies
 * 3 tbsp lemon juice
 * 1½ tsp chaat masala
 * salt to taste

Directions

 * 1) Pick and wash white cow beans and kidney beans separately.
 * 2) Soak them separately overnight in plenty of water.
 * 3) Wash and soak the green moong beans for about 2 hours.
 * 4) Boil the three soaked beans separately in salted water till soft.
 * 5) Drain and let them cool.
 * 6) String the French beans and cut into ¼-inch pieces.
 * 7) Boil in salted boiling water till done.
 * 8) Drain immediately (you may reserve the cooking liquid for some other recipe) and refresh with cold water.
 * 9) Drain and keep aside.
 * 10) Peel and cut onion into ¼-inch sized pieces.
 * 11) Clean, wash, drain and chop coriander and mint leaves.
 * 12) Wash and chop green chilies finely.
 * 13) Peel and wash ginger and chop it.
 * 14) Dilute lemon juice with equal amount of water.
 * 15) Stir in chopped coriander, mint, green chillies, ginger and chaat masala.
 * 16) Shake well and refrigerate the dressing for at least an hour.
 * 17) Mix all the cooked beans with diced onion and add the dressing.
 * 18) Toss the salad to evenly mix the dressing.