Carrot kosambari also called Indian carrot salad made with soaked split green gram and tadka, is an easy way to include raw carrots in the diet. Kosambari is a very healthy seasoned salad with low calories and high nutrients.
This is one of the quick and easy salad recipes that can be prepared with less effort and with most of the ingredients readily available in a kitchen pantry.
Ingredients
For Salad
Carrot: 1/2 cup, grated
Moong dal / Split green gram: 1 cup
Peanuts (optional): 1/4 cup, blanched and roasted
Green chillies: 1 green chilli, chopped
Coconut: 1/3 cup, grated
Lemon Juice: 1/2 lime
Coriander: 2 tbsp
Salt: as required
For Tadka
Oil: 1 tbsp
Mustard: 1 tsp
Dry red chilli: 1, broken
Asafoetida(optional): 1 pinch
Curry leaves: few
Step by Step Instructions
Soak moong dal in hot water for 20 minutes and drain the water.
In a bowl, add grated carrots, moon dal, roasted peanuts, green chilli, grated coconut, lemon juice and coriander.
Mix until well combined.
For tadka, heat oil in a pan on medium flame, add mustard, red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida.
Transfer the seasoning/tadka to the carrot mixture, mix well and refrigerate.
Add salt just before serving the kosambari.
Delicious, healthy and nutritious kosambari is ready to serve.
Variations
You could swap moong sprouts for moong dal.
Try a handful of fried gram (putani) for extra crunch.
The addition of corn and green bell pepper makes this salad vibrant and colourful.
Tips and Tricks
Add salt just before serving to keep kosambari crunchy.
You can add half green chillies in kosambari and rest in seasoning to enhance the flavour.
Asafoetida is used to enhance the flavour of salad, but you can skip it if you don’t like it.
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Carrot Kosambari (Indian Carrot Salad Recipe)
Ingredients
1 Cup = 250ml ; 1 Tablespoon = 15ml ; 1 Teaspoon = 5ml
- ½ cup Carrots grated
- 1 cup Moong Dal/ Split green gram
- ¼ cup Peanuts (optional) blanched and roasted
- 1 Green Chilli chopped
- ⅓ cup Coconut grated
- ½ lime juice
- 2 Tablespoon Coriander Leaves finely chopped
- Salt as required
For Tadka
- ½ Tablespoon Oil
- 1 Teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- Few Curry Leaves
- A pinch Asafoetida/ Hing (Optional)
- 1 Dry red chilli broken
Instructions
- Soak moong dal in hot water for 20 minutes and drain the water.1 cup Moong Dal/ Split green gram
- In a bowl add grated carrots, moong dal, roasted peanuts, green chilli, grated coconut, lemon juice and coriander.½ cup Carrots, ¼ cup Peanuts (optional), 1 Green Chilli, ⅓ cup Coconut, ½ lime juice, 2 Tablespoon Coriander Leaves
- Mix until well combined.
- ½ Tablespoon Oil, 1 Teaspoon Mustard Seeds, Few Curry Leaves, 1 Dry red chilli, A pinch Asafoetida/ Hing (Optional)
- Transfer the seasoning/tadka to the carrot mixture, and mix well and refrigerate.
- Add salt just before serving the kosambari.Salt
- Delicious, healthy and nutritious kosambari is ready to serve.
Notes
Nutrition
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This carrot kosambari is simple but a delicious salad recipe. sometimes simple recipes gives soul satisfaction.
Absolutely true.
I love it.. a perfect accompaniment with meals.
I am glad you like it Shobhaji.