Moong Dal Salad / Kosambari Recipe /Koshambir

 

India is very famous when it comes to the variety of food recipes not only in terms of sweets, curries, flatbreads but also in Salads. Moong dal salad which is called as Kosambari in South India is a very healthy Salad. This is a cook without fire recipe. We usually prepare this during all festivals and as a daily routine recipe too.Preparation Time: 10 min

Ingredients:(All the ingredients can be added as much as you want, you can also avoid adding any ingredient) -This is the Your Choice Salad 

Moong Dal - 1 cup

Finely Chopped Cucumber - 1 cup

Finely Chopped Onion - 1/4 cup (optional)

Finely Chopped Cilantro (Coriander leaves) - For garnish

Finely Chopped Green chili - 1

Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup

Grated Carrot -1/2 cup

Pepper powder - 1/4 Tspoon

Salt as per Taste

Tempering:

Oil -1/4 Tablespoon

Mustard Seeds - 1/4 teaspoon

Asafoetida/Hing - Pinch

Curry Leaves - Few

Dry red chillies - 2

Method:

1. Soak the Moong Dal for 4 hours and drain the water. Transfer it to a large mixing bowl.
2. Transfer all other ingredients - onion, cucumber, cilantro, carrot, coconut into the mixing bowl.
3. For Tempering: When the oil is hot add mustard seeds, Hing, curry leaves, dry chillies and transfer this to the Mixing bowl.
4. Add pepper powder and salt.
5. Mix well
6. Moong Dal Salad is ready to serve.
7. If you don't want to add Tempering you can Avoid it
8. Mix all the ingredients well.

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