Kosumali

Name: Kosumali (Vegetable salad)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon table salt; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; ½ teaspoon black mustard seeds; 5 fresh curry leaves; 2 tablespoons grated fresh coconut (or frozen unsweetened coconut); 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro; 2 green chiles, stemmed and minced; 1 medium carrot, grated; ½ medium cucumber, diced; ¼ cup (25 grams) sprouted moong (sprouted green gram); ¼ cup (50 grams) dhuli moong dal (split skinless green gram); ½ medium green mango, peeled and chopped

Vegetable salad

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This healthy cold salad is very popular in South India, where it’s usually prepared with just carrots. Here I add cucumbers and green mangoes for more variety.

Ingredients

¼ cup (50 grams) dhuli moong dal (split skinless green gram)
¼ cup (

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Put the dhuli dal in a bowl, wash in plenty of water 2 or 3 times, and drain. Add 1 cup (200 ml) water and soak for 30 minutes. Drain the dal in a colander and set asi