| By : Mamta ( Posted on :24 Feb, 2007 ) | Total Views : 382 | Previous | Next |
•Kosumbari is a salad made of the broken halves of the soaked green moong dal (lentil) minus its skin, spiced with salt, green chilli and mustard seed and mixed with tiny scrapings of coconut, (cucumber and carrot optional )and dressed with a little lime juice.
•Serves 4
Ingredients
•3/4cup Green gram dal (moong dal)
•3 Chopped green Chilli
•2tbs Grated fresh coconut
•2tbs Chopped coriander leaves
•Salt to taste
•2tsp Lemon juice
•For seasoning
•4tbs Oil
•1tsp Mustard seeds
•few Curry leaves
•a pinch Asafoetida
Directions
1.Soak green gram dal in water for one hour. Drain water and add grated coconut, green chillies and coriander leaves. Sprinkle salt and lemon juice and mix well.
2.Heat oil and add the seasoning ingredients. Pour it over the prepared kosambari.
Note : It can be also made using Chana dal (bengal gram dal). For cucumber kosambari , instead of dals, use finely cut cucumber and follow the same method.
