This is a typical south indian salad served in every function of ours. I love to prepare salad as it is very simple, healthy and tasty dish. We south indians, eat this salad as it is or with hot steamed rice. However, i recommend you to try this for having in morning breakfast or a evening snacks. Furthermore, this salad is so attractive, that you can pack to your kids lunch box as well.
Kosambari is easy and quick to make. Firstly the moong dal is soaked in water and later mixed with grated cucumber, fresh coconut, raw mango, coriander leaves, pomegranate seeds, sprouts or any healthy veggies of your choice. Furthermore, make sure to soak the moong dal atleast 10 minutes as it helps to easily digest. moreover, the tanginess is got by lemon juice. So always add salt and lemon juice just before serving. Else the salad will turn watery.
Ingredients½ cup moong dal
1 carrot, grated
¼ cup coconut, gratted
few chopped coriander leaves, chopped
1 green chilli, chopped (optional)
2 tbsp pomegranate seeds / dalimbe
½ tbsp lime juice
salt to taste
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
a pinch of asafoetida / hing
5-6 curry leaves
1 tsp oil
Method
* Soak moong dal for half an hour to one hour and drain off the excess water in a strainer.
* Furthermore, leave for some time so that all water fades away.
*Now keep aside grated half cup carrot, ¼th cup of coconut, 1 chilli and half lemon
* In a mixing bowl add strained moong dal, grated coconut, chilli and grated carrot.
* Mix well together
* Furthermore, add coriander leaves.
* Just before serving, add salt and lemon juice and mix well.
* Furthermore, in a small pan heat oil and crackle mustard seeds and add urad dal and fry until it turns red.
* Add curry leaves and asafoetida and fry for few more seconds.
* Add the seasoning to the mixed salad and mix it nicely.
* Finally, garnish it with pomegranate and serve it with rice or you can eat plain.