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Kosambari Recipe / Carrot Kosambari / Cucumber Kosambari / Vegetarian Salad – Sprig Gourmet Product Review

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Kosambari is a healthy vegetarian salad, prepared by soaking split green gram or split gram in water, then combining them with vegetables, green chillies and salt. Kosambari is a famous Karnataka salad recipe originated from Udupi, which is most commonly prepared during festivals.

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Been in Bangalore for almost few years, I have tasted this from my neighbor aunty who commonly prepares kosambari during all festivals at their home. Navratri’s are not without kosambari at their home. Following her, I have prepared two kosambari – Carrot kosambari and Cucumber kosambari.

Kosambari is also known as Koshambari, which is a healthy vegetarian salad recipe that is very easy and simple to prepare in mintues. Got products from Sprig Online Gourmet for review and Just for a twist I have substituted Six Pepper Medley powder from Sprig Gourmet instead of Green Chillies and Rosemary Lavender Sea Salt from Sprig Gourmet instead of salt.

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Lavender is my one and only favorite, the very first time tried out the flavor in food along with sea salt, absolutely delicious and more fragrant –  also a special for Navratri offering. Six Pepper Medley also had a wonderful fragnant, because of the cute little grinder over the bottle which gives out the freshly grounded powder. Give a try to this recipe…

Ingredients:

  • Cucumber – ½ no
  • Carrot – 1 no (medium size)
  • Split green gram / Paasi payaru / Mung dal – 1 cup
  • Coriander leaves – 2 stalks
  • Green chillies or Pepper Powder (Six Pepper Medley from sprig) – ½ tsp
  • Asafoetida / Hing / Perungayam – ¼ tsp
  • Grated Coconut – ¾ cup
  • Lemon juice – 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1/ tsp
  • Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
  • Oil – 1 tsp
  • Salt (Rosemary Lavender seasalt from sprig) – ½ tsp

Making of Kosambari / Carrot Kosambari Video recipe / Cucumber Kosambari Video recipe –

Preparation:

  • Soak the split green gram / mung dal / paasipayaru in water for almost 2 hours.
  • Drain the water completely and keep it aside.
  • Peel and finely chop the cucumber into pieces.
  • Peel and finely grate the carrot into pieces.
  • If you are using green chillies, finely chop them into pieces.
  • Clean and finely chop the coriander stalks to pieces.
  • Take a 2 bowls, add half the quantity of soaked split green gram to each bowls.
  • Add cucumber, half the quantity of coriander leaves, lemon juice, grated coconut, lime juice, pepper powder or green chillies and a pinch of asafetida to a bowl. Mix it well.
  • In another bowl, add grated carrot, leftover quantity of coriander leaves, lemon juice, grated coconut, lime juice, pepper powder or green chillies and a pinch of asafetida and mix well.
  • In a small vessel or tadka, heat oil, add mustard seeds and curry leaves, wait until they crackle.
  • Pour half the quantity to each of the bowls. Mix it well.
  • Add required quantity of salt, only before you serve.
  • Serve it.

Note: Add salt to the kosambari only before serving, else it would release water and become soggy.

 

Mango Chicken Salad / Summer Salad / Mango Recipes

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What happens when there are so many mangoes around, my kids love to eat them as such, when it comes to me, I wanted to try some delicious recipe with mangoes (after eating it fresh). This resulted me in mango recipe collections and today it going to be Mango Chicken Salad.

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Mango Chicken Salad / Summer Salad / Mango Recipes

This salad takes just few mins to prepare and also very easy, even kids can prepare this. This salad has sweet, crunchy, little sour, creamy and mild spice in it, due to the ingredients used in it. Let me share the recipe…

Ingredients:

  • Mango (Alphonso) – 1 no
  • Chicken – ¼ kg (Boneless)
  • Onions – 1 nos (medium size)
  • Pepper powder – 2 ½ tsps
  • Lemon juice – 2 tsps
  • Ice-berg Lettuce – 1 head
  • Cream Cheese – 3 tbsps
  • Mayonnaise – 1 tbsp
  • Cherry tomatoes – 8 nos
  • Salt to taste
  • Olive oil – 3 tbsp

Preparation:

  • Peel and cut the mangoes to medium pieces.
  • Clean and chop the chicken to small pieces, transfer it to a bowl, add 1 ½ tsp of pepper powder, 1 ½ tsp of lemon juice, salt and mix it all together. Marinate it for 15 mins.
  • Peel and thinly slice the onions (lengthwise).
  • Take cream cheese, mayonnaise, leftover pepper powder and mix it well until soft and creamy.
  • Heat olive oil in a pan, fry the marinated chicken pieces until they turn golden brown on both sides.
  • Drain the oil and transfer it to a plate.
  • Pour the drained olive oil to the cream cheese mixture, mix it well.
  • Now separate the petals of the ice-berg lettuce, take a plate and arrange it over the plate.
  • Transfer the 2 to 3 tsps of cream cheese mixture over the lettuce and spread it over the plate.
  • Add mangoes to the top it, and then sliced cherry tomatoes.
  • Add fried chicken over it and drizzle cream cheese over the chicken.
  • Serve at room temperature.

Note: You can also substitute cream cheese with sour cream and if don’t have cream cheese or sour cream you can omit the creamy portion.

Vegetable Salad – 2

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Vegetable salad is one of my favorite, already I have blogged a vegetable salad recipe and this one is little different than the older ones. A healthy dish, which needs no cook but means a lot in shaping the vegetables. Let us move on to the recipe…

Do check out my other salad is: https://madraasi.com/recipes/raita/

Vegetable Salad

Vegetable Salad

Do check out my other salad recipes in this link: https://madraasi.com/recipes/raita/

Ingredients:

  • Carrot – 1 no
  • Salad carrot – 1 no
  • Cucumber – 1 no
  • Radish – 1 no
  • Black salt – ½ tsp
  • Pepper powder -1/2 tsp
  • Olive oil – 1 ½ tsp
  • Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste

Preparation:

  • Peel and chop the cucumber, salad carrot and radish. Add it to a bowl.
  • Pour in the olive oil, sprinkle with pepper
  • Add in the salt, black salt, olive oil and lemon juice.
  • Mix it well with a spoon.

Serve at room temperature.