Kosambir / Cucumber-moong salad

This is a cucumber salad with combination of yellow split moong dhal seasoned with mustard seeds. Most of the people prefer it as a snack or part of the main course in most of the houses of Karnataka. It is nutritious, beneficial and tummy filling.

Ingredients:

1. Cucumber.
2. Soaked yellow-split moong dal
3. Oil.
4. Mustard seeds.
5. Cumin.
6. Green chilies.
7. Curry leaves.
8. Cilantro.
9. Salt.
10. Grated coconut.
11. Asafoetida.

Method:

• Soak the split moong dhal like for 30 minutes in water.
• Take a skillet on a medium flame for tadaka,  add very little oil once the oil is heated add mustard seeds, cumin, asafoetida, green chilies, curry leaves mix well and turn off the flame.
  

• In a mixing bowl chop cucumber into small pieces and add the drained yellow split moong dhal, salt to taste.

Now add the tadaka into the mixing bowl and mix well by adding some grated coconut and cilantro and serve its READY TO EAT :)