This is a typical Indian salad which is very simple to prepare and also a very healthy dish. This salad can be served with rice or can be taken as such. It is low in fat, so can be taken by those who want to reduce weight. Children love this very much. Since my children like the crunchy taste of capsicums very much, I have added it. In traditional recipe capsicum is not added. Today we will learn to make Karnataka special Kosambari salad.
Kosambari
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 5 mins
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Salad
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Salad
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Split yellow green gram(moong dal/pasi paruppu)-1/4 cup
Cucumber – 1
Carrots – 1
Capsicum and tomato – 2 tsp each finely chopped (optional)
Lemon -1/2 a fresh lemon
Fresh Coconut -1/4 cup grated
For the seasoning
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Ginger – 1 tbsp finely chopped
Green chillies -1 or 2 finely chopped
Asafoetida/Hing – a pinch
Curry leaves – a sprig
Preparation
Peel the skin and chop cucumber and carrots.
Method
Wash and soak moong dal in water for 1 hour. After 1 hour, drain the water completely.
Add chopped cucumber, carrots, capsicums and tomatoes to the dal.
Heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when mustard splutters, add ginger, green chillies, asafoetida and saute for a few seconds. Add it to the lentil mixture.
Add salt, juice of half a lemon and mix well.
Finally add grated coconut and mix gently.Healthy Traditional salad is ready to be served.
Note – Add salt at the time of serving.
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View Comments (53)
Simple, healthy and delicious!! I am loving it!!
As you know I was on a blogging break due to my German course, and now I am back.. Will catch up all your old posts soon.. Have a good time at mom's place, get pampered and come back!! Will wait for your next post! :)
Like you said, this look healthy and refreshing.
Have awonderful vacation.SAlad looks beautifully presented and very creatively clicked.Healthy too.
Such a refreshing, healthy and delicious salad, looks fantastic..
very colourful and so beautiful...loved this one and your presentation..
This is so beautiful and healthy. Thanks for sharing.
Superb healthy salad..will try soon as I need to loose some weight..
what a lovely presentation! looks fresh and delightful :))
so colorful and wonderful looking koshimbir! moong daal is a really good addition to it.
Padhu,
Deliciouu salad, cucumber carrot flower looks really good.