Moong Dal Kosambari Recipe: How To Make Hesaru Bele Kosambari

Moong dal kosambari is an authentic salad of Karnataka fame and is prepared mainly during festivals. It is also a part of the full thali meals in the Kannada cuisine. Kosambari is a salad which is made from soaked moong dal and other vegetables like carrot, cucumber and raw mango. It is the same as, or similar to, the Maharashtrian salad called the moong dal koshimbir.

The hesaru bele kosambari is easy and quick to make at home. This is a protein-packed salad and can be consumed as a part of the staple vegetarian diet. If you are keen on preparing this healthy salad at home, continue reading the step-by-step procedure with the images and a video on how to make the kosambari recipe.

MOONG DAL KOSAMBARI RECIPE VIDEO

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Prep Time

1 Hours

Cook Time

5M

Total Time

1 Hours5 Mins

Recipe By: Archana V

Recipe Type: Salad

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• Soaked moong dal - 200 g

  Cucumber (peeled and chopped) - half a medium size

  Carrot (peeled and grated) - 1 medium size

  Raw totapuri mango (chopped) - ¼th cup

  Coconut (grated) - 2 tbsp

  Ginger (grated) - ¼th of an inch

  Green chillies (chopped) - 1 tsp

  Oil - 1 tbsp

  Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

  Asafoetida (hing) - ¼th tsp

  Curry leaves - 5-6

  Lemon juice - ½ a lemon squeezed

  Salt to taste

  Coriander (chopped) - 1 tbsp

How to Prepare

• 1. Add the soaked moong dal in a bowl.

  2. Add cucumber, carrot and raw totapuri mango to the bowl.

  3. Then, add coconut, ginger and green chillies to it.

  4. Add oil to a heated pan, and then add the mustard seeds.

  5. Once it starts sputtering, add the curry leaves and asafoetida to prepare the tadka (tempering).

  6. Pour the tadka to the salad.

  7. Add lemon juice and salt.

  8. Mix all the content thoroughly.

  9. Add coriander on top and mix well again.

Instructions

• 1.Wash the moong dal thoroughly before soaking it.
• 2.Soak the moong dal for an hour and drain out the excess water.
• 3.Add salt at the end, so that the water doesn't come through.

Nutritional Information

• Serving Size - 1 cup
• Calories - 87 cal
• Fat - 4 g
• Protein - 4 g
• Carbohydrates - 9 g
• Sugar - 6 g
• Fibre - 3 g

STEP BY STEP - HOW TO MAKE MOONG DAL KOSAMBARI

1. Add the soaked moong dal in a bowl.

2. Add cucumber, carrot and raw totapuri mango to the bowl.

3. Then, add coconut, ginger and green chillies to it.

4. Add oil to a heated pan, and then add the mustard seeds.

5. Once it starts sputtering, add the curry leaves and asafoetida to prepare the tadka (tempering).

6. Pour the tadka to the salad.

7. Add lemon juice and salt.

8. Mix all the content thoroughly.

9. Add coriander on top and mix well again.