Lettuce Salad

Method

1. 1

   Wash and prepare 1 small lettuce head, hand-torn — chop, grate or cube as the recipe needs.

2. 2

   Tear the lettuce by hand instead of cutting, and whisk the oil-mustard dressing separately to pour at the table.

3. 3

   Heat the oil, crackle mustard and urad dal with curry leaves, and pour this tempering over the mix.

4. 4

   Add salt and the dressing only just before serving, and toss lightly with your fingertips.

5. 5

   Serve the lettuce salad fresh and cool as a side with rice or as a light meal on its own.