Kosambari or Moong Dal Salad

Kumkum Chatterjee
Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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There are different types of salads and they vary from each other in different regions all over India. One such version is Kosambari Salad of South India from the State of Karnataka.It is crunchy and uses no cooked ingredients. This is a delicious and nutritious Moong Dal Kosambari and good for weight loss.It is a refreshing salad loaded with proteins (soaked moong dal ),fiber, vitamins and minerals from cucumber, carrots, fresh coconut, pomegranate arils, roasted peanuts, and a herby touch from fresh chopped coriander along with a tempering of roasted curry leaves, grated ginger, mustard and cumin seeds.A pinch of asafoetida ( hing) and a drizzling of lemon juice makes it all the more flavourful. This salad goes perfectly with your main meals, in breakfast or can be relished as a teatime snack in the evening.

Kosambari or Moong Dal Salad

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There are different types of salads and they vary from each other in different regions all over India. One such version is Kosambari Salad of South India from the State of Karnataka.It is crunchy and uses no cooked ingredients. This is a delicious and nutritious Moong Dal Kosambari and good for weight loss.It is a refreshing salad loaded with proteins (soaked moong dal ),fiber, vitamins and minerals from cucumber, carrots, fresh coconut, pomegranate arils, roasted peanuts, and a herby touch from fresh chopped coriander along with a tempering of roasted curry leaves, grated ginger, mustard and cumin seeds.A pinch of asafoetida ( hing) and a drizzling of lemon juice makes it all the more flavourful. This salad goes perfectly with your main meals, in breakfast or can be relished as a teatime snack in the evening.

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Ingredients

15 minutes
4 servings
  1. 1/4 cupMoong Dal or split green gram
  2. As neededwater to soak moong dal
  3. 1cucumber peeled and chopped finely
  4. 1carrot peeled and grated
  5. 2 tbsppomegranate arils
  6. 2 tbsppeanuts roasted (in microwave)
  7. 3 tbspcoconut grated
  8. 1green chilli chopped finely(optional)
  9. 1 tbspcoriander leaves chopped
  10. 1 tbsplemon juice or as needed
  11. As neededsalt
  12. For tempering (in microwave)
  13. 1 tspoil
  14. 1/2 tspmustard seeds
  15. 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
  16. 1/2 tspginger grated
  17. 1 pinchasafoetida (hing)
  18. 7-8curry leaves roasted

Cooking Instructions

15 minutes
  1. 1

    Soak moong dal for 5-6 hours or preferably overnight with enough water to cover the dal.Drain off excess water in a strainer. Rinse 2-3 times till water runs clear.Leave for sometime in the strainer so that water drains out fully.Soaked dal becomes tender with a slight crunch to it.Use it for making salad.Finely grate carrot and coconut.Set aside.Finely chop cucumber,coriander and 1 green chilli.

  2. 2

    Mix the lentils with veggies, coconut, pomegranate arils and coriander. Add roasted peanuts and mix well.Heat 1 tsp oil in a microsafe bowl in microwave with mustard and cumin seeds for 30 seconds. Sprinkle hing, grated ginger, and few curry leaves.Mix well and microwave 1 minute till curry leaves are roasted.Pour this tadka over the salad.Mix well.Garnish with grated coconut and pomegranate arils.Serve chilled.

  3. 3

    Drizzle lemon juice and salt just before serving so that salad is not soggy.Mix and consume right away.Leftovers should be refrigerated in airtight container without salt and lemon juice.Keeps good for 2-3 days.

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