Moong Dal Kosambari is a crunchy South Indian salad prepared with yellow moong dal (split yellow mung), grated vegetables like cucumbers and carrots, and then tempered with mustard seeds.
The last recipe as part of the festival recipe theme is the kosambari or kosamalli.
We usually make this for all the festivals, and it is mandatory during, Rama Navami and Ugadi along with bevu bella. To be honest, you can make this salad any time of the year irrespective of the festivals.
In kannada, we call this as hesaru bele kosambari. All you need is some soaked moong dal, veggies of choice and salt, and some lime juice. If we prepare this during the mango season, we always add grated green mango, and that adds a unique taste to this salad. And for this Moong Dal Kosambari recipe, I went with grated raw mango. But that’s entirely optional.
Moong Dal Kosambari
Ingredients:
- Moong dal – 3 tbsps
- Water for soaking moong dal, approx 1 cup
- Carrot, Grated – ¼ cup
- Cucumber, Grated – ¼ cup
- Raw Mango, Grated – ¼ cup (optional)
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Lime/Lemon juice – 2 tsps
- Sugar – ½ tsp (optional)
- Oil – 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 2 tsps
- Hing – ½ tsp
- Green chilly – 1 (finely chopped)
- Chopped cilantro – 1 tbsp
Steps:
- To start with this Moong Dal Kosambari recipe, soak the moong dal in 1 cup of water for about one hr. (Usually, I soak the dal before I begin cooking and finish all my other recipes and prepare this kosambari as a last one)
- In a bowl add the grated carrot, cucumber, raw mango, salt, sugar, soaked moong dal.
Combine them all together. - In a separate kadai or tempering pan, heat the oil and add mustard seeds, hing and the green chilly and when the mustard seeds start to splutter, add this to the kosambari.
- Before serving, add the lime juice and chopped cilantro.
Notes:
- If you prefer raw cabbage, you include cabbage too.
- Adjust the salt as per your preference.
- Sugar is entirely optional and makes sure you add the lemon juice just before serving, if not the salad will become soggy.
- For this Moong Dal Kosambari recipe, instead of split green gram dal, you can use split Bengal gram dal too.
📖 Recipe
Moong Dal Kosambari
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Moong dal
- 1 cup Water for soaking moong dal
- ¼ cup Carrot Grated
- ¼ cup Cucumber Grated
- ¼ cup Raw Mango Grated , optional
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Lime/Lemon juice
- ½ tsp Sugar optional
- 1 tsp Oil
- 2 tsp Mustard seeds
- ½ tsp Hing
- 1 Green chili finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Cilantro finely chopped
Instructions
- Soak the moong dal in 1 cup of water for about one hr. (Usually, I soak the dal before I begin cooking and finish all my other recipes and prepare this kosambari as a last one)
- In a bowl add the grated carrot, cucumber, raw mango, salt, sugar, soaked moong dal.
- Combine them all together.
- In a separate kadai or tempering pan, heat the oil and add mustard seeds, hing and the green chilly and when the mustard seeds start to splutter, add this to the kosambari.
- Before serving, add the lime juice and chopped cilantro.
Notes
- If you prefer raw cabbage, you include cabbage too.
- Adjust the salt as per your preference.
- Sugar is entirely optional and ensure you add the lemon juice just before serving, if not the salad will become soggy.
- Instead of split green gram dal, you can use split Bengal gram dal too.
Nutrition
I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.
Yummy yummy simple yet packed with flavours
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Healthy and delicious, not to mention a very quick one to make :)
Yeah very true
Such a simple and classic festival staple.
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Such a healthy and nutritious kosamalli, i can finish that bowl anytime.
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My favourite kosambari. Love it in amy form.
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That sounds like a healthy dish to have anytime..
Yup.
Nice festival menu. Enjoyed your series.
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so simple and elegant!!! perfect salad..
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