Kosumali

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

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