Carrot Kosumalli (or Kosambari), is a popular salad variety made using grated carrot, soaked moong dal and seasoned with greenchili, mustard and hing. It's usually prepared during all the festivals in our family. It's one of the common recipe made during Sri Rama Navami along with Neer Mor and Panagam in Tamil Nadu. Simple to make salad and it is protein rich and also nutritionally rich because of carrots and cucumbers. It's a No cooking (if you skip tempering) recipe, perfect for a raw food diet. Best for kids snack or even as an accompaniment for any lunch. Even for people who want to diet, this would be a perfect dish rich in proteins and vitamins and it would keep your tummy full.
This can be made using mild variation as well. We can pretty much add grated raw mango, pomegranatte seeds and other salad vegetables to make it rich and asper your liking.
Recipe card to make Carrot Kosumalli Recipe
Carrot Kosumalli Recipe | Carrot Kosambari | Carrot MoongDal Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup Moong dal 1 cup - 250 ml
- 1 cup Carrot grated
- ½ cup Cucumber grated
- ½ teaspoon Salt adjust to your taste
- ½ Lemon
- 2 tablespoon Grated Coconut
- ¼ cup Coriander Leaves cleaned and chopped
For Tempering
- 1 teaspoon Cooking Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 2 nos Green Chili slit
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 pinch Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)
Instructions
- Wash & Soak the moong dal in water and set it aside for 30 minutes
- After 30 minutes, drain water from moong dal. Take a mixing bowl, add soaked & drained moong dal. Add grated carrot
- Add grated cucumbers salt and mix well.
- Squeeze out the lemon and mix well.
Tempering
- In a pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Add slit green chili, curry leaves, asafoetida and sauté for few seconds and then add the seasoning to the salad.
- Finally add grated coconut and garnish with coriander leaves
- The delicious Carrot Kosumalli Ready to serve!
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Notes
- This is the basic version of the Kosumalli. You can enrich it with grated raw mango, pomegranate pieces and other ingredients that you like
Nutritional Info
Method to make Carrot Kosumalli with step by step Pictures :
- Wash & Soak the moong dal in water and set it aside for 30 minutes
- After 30 minutes, drain water from moong dal. Take a mixing bowl, add soaked & drained moong dal. Add grated carrot
- Add grated cucumbers salt and mix well.
- Squeeze out the lemon and mix well.
- In a pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Add slit green chili, curry leaves, asafoetida and sauté for few seconds and then add the seasoning to the salad.
- Finally add grated coconut and garnish with coriander leaves
- The delicious Carrot Kosumalli Ready to serve!
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