Kosambari (Mung Salad)
A healthy, vegan salad made with split mung beans, cucumber, carrot and tempered with spices and herbs.
Happy cooking, happy eating
Green gram usli or hesaru kaalu usli is a healthy side dish commonly prepared during festivals in south india. Mung beans are one of the most nutritious legumes. Mung/ Green gram is rich in protein & fiber; making usli from green gram is one of the ways of consuming this nutritious legume. Usli is tasty, filling and easy-to-make so it can be included in our regular diet. It could be eaten for breakfast, or as a side dish alongside rice & sambar or as a snack too.
Preparing the green gram usli is quite simple. The trick is only in cooking the green gram so that it retains its shape yet it’s cooked well inside. Here’s the recipe for this yummy Indian salad – usli.
Prep time: 4 hours
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 4 hours 30 minutes
Serves: 3
For pressure cooking:
150g/ 1 cup green gram – Soaked for 4 hours
2.5 cups water
A pinch of salt
For tempering:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoons mustard seeds
A handful of curry leaves
2 dried red chilli
A pinch of asafoetida
3 tablespoons grated coconut
Salt to taste
Pressure Cooking:
Tempering:
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