A South Indian style salad, from the state of Karnataka is a part of every festive meal and celebration.Made using soaked split yellow moong dal ,grated carrot and grated coconut. Lemon Juice is added and give a slight tangy taste to the kosambari. A tempering of curry leaves, hing and red chilli lifts this dish up giving it a nice South Indian flavor.
We South Indians, eat this salad as it is or with hot steamed rice and rasam or serve Hesaru Bele Carrot Kosambari with hot Masala Chai during your tea time break.
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How to make Hesarubele-Carrot Kosambari Step By Step
1.Firstly, soak moong dal for 1-2 hours and drain off the excess water in a strainer.
2.Keep all other ingredients ready like carrot, coconut and coriander leaves.
3. Furthermore, in a mixing bowl add all the ingredients including salt and lemon juice. Temper it with oil, hing, red chili, mustard seeds and curry leaves.Mix it nicely.
Variations and Substitutes for Hesarubele-Carrot Kosambari
1.Add grated raw mango if in season for more flavors.
2.Add 2 tablespoon of pomegranate seeds to make salad more rich & healthy.
3.Also add salt at the time of serving ,else it will be release water.
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A South Indian style Moong dal-Carrot salad recipe is simple ,quick and easy made up of moong lentils rich in protein and vitamins.
- 1/4 cup moong dal/split green gram dal
- enough water for soaking moong dal
- 1/2 cup grated carrot or 1 medium carrot
- 2 tablespoon coriander leaves, finely chopped
- 1-2 tablespoon grated fresh coconut
- 1 green chili , finely chopped
- juice of half lemon
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 dry red chilli
- a pinch hing (asafetida) (optional)
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Firstly, soak moong dal for 1-2 hours and drain off the excess water in a strainer.
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Keep all other ingredients ready like carrot, coconut and coriander leaves.
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Furthermore, in a mixing bowl add all the ingredients including salt and lemon juice. Temper it with oil, hing, red chili, mustard seeds and curry leaves.Mix it nicely.Serve immediately.
1.Add grated raw mango if in season for more flavors.
2.Add 2 tablespoon of pomegranate seeds to make salad more rich & healthy.
3.Also add salt at the time of serving ,else it will be release water.
4.Prepare the salad just before serving, if you make it ahead the salad will leave lot of water.
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