A refreshing healthy salad that is easy to make and tasty too

A delicious, protein-rich, easy-to-make, must-serve lentil salad in every feast in Karnataka. Popularly called as Moong dal salad or Hesarubele kosambari, it is a quick combination of the healthiest ingredients, that work at keeping the body system cool .

Ingredients:

1. ½ cup soaked split gree gram/moong dal
2. 1 carrot grated
3. ¼ cup coconut grated
4. Few chopped coriander leaves chopped
5. 1 green chilli chopped (optional)
6. ½ tbsp lime juice or a tsp of grated raw mango
7. salt to taste

Tempering

1. ½ tsp mustard seeds
2. a pinch of asafoetida
3. 5 – 6 curry leaves
4. 1/2 tsp oil

Preparation Steps:

Soak moong dal for half an hour to one hour and drain off the excess water in a strainer.

Add half cup grated carrot, coconut, chilli and lemon juice to the strained moong dal. Mix well, add coriander leaves and salt.

In a small pan heat oil and crackle mustard seeds, add curry leaves, asafoetida and fry for few more seconds.

Add the tempering to the mixed salad and mix again.