II’m sure you’ve all heard of the story of Rip Van Winkle, who after sleeping for 20 years woke up to find that the world had gone by!
Right now, I’m feeling a little like him. I’ve been away from my blog for just over a month and it seems like I’ve been away for ages. More than that, I seem to be in a situation where I feel I should be back at my blog but somehow am not able to get down to it!
I have quite a few “drafts” waiting to see the light of day as “posts”. So I have decided I should post some of them now and reduce the size of my drafts folder. This salad is the beginning. Hopefully, this exercise should also help me get out of my inertia and back to my former “bloggy self”.
This Cucumber Kosmalli is a great salad especially in summer. I understand it is served as a part of wedding lunches in certain parts of India. I find it a very nice accompaniment to a typical South Indian lunch or even just plain “thayir chadam” (yogurt rice).
Kosmalli can be made with grated carrots instead of cucumber. This is another tasty salad.
Cucumber Kosmalli - Seasoned Cucumber and Lentil Salad (GF, V)
Ingredients
- 1 large or 2 cucumbers small
- 1/2 cup green gram dal (moong)
- 2 tbsps coconut fresh grated
- 2 tsps lemon juice
- to taste salt
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- a pinch asafetida
- 1 or 2 green chillies , chopped
- 1 sprig curry leaves
Instructions
- Soak the dal in water for an hour. Drain and keep aside.
- Peel and chop the cucumber into small pieces. Mix the cucumber, dal, coconut, green chillies, salt and lemon juice.
- Heat the oil, splutter the mustard seeds and then add cumin seeds, asafetida and curry leaves. Add to the salad, mix well and serve.
- The salad can be partially prepared in advance and chilled. Add the salt and the tempering just when you are ready to serve it.
Asha says
My all time fave Kosumbari!:))
Rachel says
new to me…but looks refreshing
Arundathi says
kosmalli is my favorite! and i just love the cucumber version – my mom makes a carrot one that’s not as nice! nice photo – looks cool and refreshing!
Kalai says
Have never tried this before, but I love the concept! 🙂
Sukanya Ramkumar says
This salad looks so refreshing. Love the color of the salad. YUM!…
TBC says
That’s a nice salad. I know this as Koshimbir(a typical Maharashtrian prepn).
Aparna says
I never knew this by any other name, but I have discovered something new. Thanks, Asha and TBC.Btw, to those who are new to this,it is worth a try. Its very tasty.
Rosie says
Oh this looks such a great salad :)Rosie x
Magic of Spice says
Sounds great and very unique (at least to me:) I am not familiar with a few of the ingredients but will look them up. Looks beautiful!