Moong dal Salad | Koshambir
Moong dal salad is one of the essentials during festive days in South India. It makes a good snack to binge.
Ingredients
- 1 cup moong dal
- 1 teaspoon bengal gram
- 1 cucumber (long variety)
- 1 cup fresh coconut
- salt to taste
- 1/2 lemon
For the seasoning:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon asafoetida
- a few curry leaves
- 2 green chilly
Instructions
- Soak the moong dal and bengal gram in water for two hours.
- Cut the cucumber into small pieces.
- Grate the coconut.
- Take oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, once it splutters, put asafoetida, green chilly and curry leaves. Keep it aside for later use.
- Drain the water from the soaked dal, put it in a colander for sometime.
- Put the dal and cucumber in a wide bowl. Add salt to it. Put grated coconut. Add the seasoning and mix well. Moondal Koshambir is ready to serve