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Radish Lentil Salad / Moong Dal Kosambari

South Indian style, Plant based, Protein Rich, Simple & Easy to make, Salad recipe using Radish and Yellow Lentils as main ingredients.

Recipe Cooked, Photographed and Written by Praveena

PrepTime:1-2 hrs  CookTime:5 mins   Cuisine:Indian


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This is the first time I made a salad with radish and was a bit uncertain about the final taste. But, surprisingly this salad turned really tasty that I had a second serving.

It is so quick to make, we had it as part of our dinner. Of course, this, Radish Lentil Salad / Kosambari is a Vegan + Gluten free recipe but protein rich because of the Lentils.

Kosambari or Kosumalli, is the name given to South Indian Salad seasoned with a simple tempering having mustard seeds and curry leaves. Hope you would try!

radish lentil salad kosambari. Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Protein Rich, Simple, Easy, Vinegar free, home dressing plant based Indian recipe.

Tale of Contents:

  1. Health Benefits of ‘Radish – Yellow Lentil Salad / Indian Dal Kosambari’:
  2. Other recipes from my blog:
  3. Step wise pics Procedure for ‘Radish Lentil Salad / Yellow Moong Dal Kosambari’:
  4. Prep Work:
  5. Cooking:
  6. Tips:
  7. Result:
  8. Ingredients, Accessories on ‘AMAZON’ to ‘SHOP’:
  9. Recipe Card & Print:
radish lentil salad kosambari. Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Protein Rich, Simple, Easy, Vinegar free, home dressing plant based Indian recipe.

Health Benefits of ‘Radish – Yellow Lentil Salad / Indian Dal Kosambari’:

Radish is one pinkie vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked and it has lots of health benefits. Mainly, it is high on fibre, controls blood pressure, improves immunity, high on nutrients, good for skin.

Yellow Lentils / Moong Dal, has benefits of non-animal protein, rich source of dietary fibre and other nutrients.

To conclude, this salad is filled with protein, fibre and is low in calories. It is suitable for Plant Based, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten free, Kids, Diabetic, Nut free, Grain free diets.

radish lentil salad kosambari. Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Protein Rich, Simple, Easy, Vinegar free, home dressing plant based Indian recipe.
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I included this salad as part of our meal platter>>>  Bhojanam/Thali/Platter # 4

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Ingredients:

  • Pink Radish – 2 small bunches (20 no’)
  • Yellow Split Lentils/ Yellow Mung Dal / Pesarapappu – ½ cup 
  • Fresh Coriander Leaves – ¼ cup (chopped)
  • Grated Coconut (fresh / desiccated) – 2 tablespoons (optional)
  • Grated Fresh Carrot – ¼ cup (heaped)
  • Water – 2 cups (for soaking lentils)
  • Lemon / Lime juice – 1 to 2 tablespoons
  • Salt – as per taste (optional)

Ingredients for Tempering:

  • Cooking Oil – 2 tablespoon
  • Green chillies – 2 
  • Curry Leaves – 6 to 7 
  • Mustard seeds / Aavaalu – 1 teaspoon
  • Sesame seeds / Nuvvulu – 1 teaspoon

Special Ingredients:

  • Split Yellow Lentils
  • Lemon Juice
radish lentil salad kosambari. Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Protein Rich, Simple, Easy, Vinegar free, home dressing plant based Indian recipe.

Step wise pics Procedure for ‘Radish Lentil Salad / Yellow Moong Dal Kosambari’:

Prep Work:

ingredients used for making south indian style radish and lentil salad
Firstly, wash the lentils/pesarapappu thoroughly two to three times, soak them with 2 cups of water. After 1-2 hrs drain the water off and take the lentils aside. Chop/Cut the radish into desired size/shape, grate the carrot and finely chop the green chilli.

Cooking:

tempering for making radish and yellow lentil kosambari recipe
Put a frying pan under medium flame on stove top and all the ‘Ingredients for tempering’. Sauté them until the seeds splitter-splatter.
Switch the flame off , add the lentils to the hot pan and give a mix.
radish lentil salad kosambari. Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Protein Rich, Simple, Easy, Vinegar free, home dressing plant based Indian recipe.
Take a wide salad bowl, add the radish pieces, chopped coriander leaves and all the contents of the pan.
radish lentil salad kosambari. Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Protein Rich, Simple, Easy, Vinegar free, home dressing plant based Indian recipe.
Top up with grated fresh carrot, grated coconut and lemon juice. Gently mix up everything using a ladle on each hand.
radish lentil salad kosambari. Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Protein Rich, Simple, Easy, Vinegar free, home dressing plant based Indian recipe.
Transfer to serving bowls. Done!!

Tips & Storage:

  • You can even use White Radish instead of pink radish.
  • Adjust salt and spice according to your taste.
  • If you soak the lentils in hot water they are ready to be used within 1 hr. But if you soak the lentils in normal water, they need at least 2 hrs to be used for the salad.
  • Grated Coconut is just an optional ingredient. But surely adds to the taste of the salad.
  • I included this salad as part of our meal platter>>>  Bhojanam/Thali/Platter # 4
  • Whole Food Plant Based / Oil Free method: Avoid the oil, tempering and mustard seeds. Just take all the rest of the ingredients into a mixing bowl, toss and serve.
  • Storage: This salad stays good up to only 1 day at room temperature and up to 2 days when stored in fridge. 

Result:

  • Even before tasting the salad, my tummy felt full, seeing the pretty pink, orange and yellow coloured fresh salad.
  • The taste of this, Radish lentil Salad / Kosambari is dominated mainly with the lentils, as the radish didn’t had any specific taste.
  • The tempering and coriander leaves gave a nice aroma.
radish lentil salad kosambari. Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Protein Rich, Simple, Easy, Vinegar free, home dressing plant based Indian recipe.

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Radish – Lentil Salad / Yellow Mung Dal Kosambari

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South Indian style, Plant based, Protein Rich, Simple & Easy to make, Salad recipe using Radish and Yellow Lentils as main ingredients.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Accompaniment, Dinner, Salad
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 2 people

Equipment

  • Frying pan (for stove-top method)
  • Wide Mixing Bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 small bunch Pink Radish (10 count)
  • ½ cup Yellow Split Lentils / Yellow Mung Dal / Pesarapappu
  • ¼ cup Fresh Coriander Leaves (chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons Grated Coconut (fresh / desiccated) (optional)
  • ¼ cup Grated Fresh Carrot (heaped)
  • 2 cups Water (for soaking lentils)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons Lemon / Lime juice
  • as per taste Salt (optional)

Ingredients for Tempering:

  • 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
  • 2 count Green chillies
  • 6 to 7 count Curry Leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds / Aavaalu
  • 1 teaspoon Sesame seeds / Nuvvulu

Instructions
 

PREP WORK:

  • Firstly, wash the lentils/pesarapappu thoroughly two to three times, soak them with 2 cups of water.
    After 1-2 hrs drain the water off and take the lentils aside.
    Chop / Cut the radish into desired size/shape, grate the carrot and finely chop the green chilli.

COOKING:

  • Put a frying pan under medium flame on stove top and all the 'Ingredients for tempering'.
    Saute them until the seeds splitter-splatter.
  • Switch the flame off , add the lentils to the hot pan and give a mix.
  • Take a wide salad bowl, add the radish pieces, chopped coriander leaves and all the contents of the pan.
  • Top up with grated fresh carrot, grated coconut and lemon juice.
    Gently mix up everything using a ladle on each hand.
  • Transfer to serving bowls. Done!!

Notes

Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise PICS & TIPS.
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