Kosambari/Cucumber Kosambari/Cucumber Salad with Lentils

For the second day under Karnataka recipes under the regional dishes in BM#66 is a simple salad kosambari.
Kosambari is a lentil based salad usually served in festival menu in Karnataka.It can also be eaten as such for a healthy snack.Here I used cucumber along with lentils(moong dhal),carrots or combination of carrot and cucumber can also be made for a colorful kosambari.

                                             

                                                            
                                                                                                                      Kosambari /Cucumber Kosambari

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 10 minutes

   Soaking time ~ 30 minutes
   Cooking time ~ 2 minutes

   Serves ~ 2-3

   

  Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
Cucumber(chopped)	1.5- 2cups
Moong dhal/paasiparuppu	1/4 cup
Green chilly/pachamilagai	1-2 (finely chopped)
Coconut(grated)	2 tbs
Lemon juice	1 tsp
Salt	1/2 tsp
Oil	1 tsp
Coriander leaves(chopped)	as needed

  For the tempering

Ingredient	Quantity
Mustard seeds/kadugu	1 tsp
Red chilly/varamilagai	1(broken)
Asfoetida/perungayam	a pinch
Curry leaves	few leaves

  

  

  Method 

• Wash and soak the moong dhal in water for 30 minutes.Meanwhile chop the cucumber into small pieces.Slice the green chillies and keep it aside.

• Drain the water completely from the dhal after soaking and take in a bowl.Add the chopped cucumber,green chilly,grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves.Mix it well.

• In a small pan heat the oil and do the tempering with the given ingredients and add it to the cucumber mixture.Mix it well.

• Mix in salt and lemon juice while serving.

Enjoy....................

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