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Quinoa Kosambari | Quinoa & Moong Dal Salad

Jun 30, 2021 · Modified: Apr 29, 2024 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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Quinoa kosambari, quick and easy salad made with quinoa and moong dal with fresh flavors. An easy and colorful salad.

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About the Recipe

Kosambari, a simple indian salad, made with moong-dal, spiced up with green chilies and coconut. To make it more colorful we can add carrots, raw mango, etc. The usual kosambari is tempered with mustard seeds and green chilies, whereas i have omitted the tempering in the recipe.

Why Quinoa ?

I have used quinoa and moong dal in this salad to make it more filling and colorful. Besides being a popular health food, it is gluten-free, high in protein, and one of the few plant foods that contain all the essential amino acids.

As someone with Insulin resistance, it's important to be mindful of carb sources. After talking to a nutritionist, we decided to add more quinoa to my meals. I enjoy eating quinoa; instead of rice. It helps me feel full without worrying about my insulin levels rising.

Why you should try this Quinoa Salad?

  • I have used tricolor quinoa in this rainbow salad. Makes it more colorful and attractive on the plate.
  • The salad takes less time to make. All you need is cooked quinoa and soaked moong dal.
  • This can be prepped ahead and dressing can be added just before serving.
  • You can easily make this hearty quinoa salad for a large crowd.
  • This quinoa kosambari, doesn't have any fancy spice, just green chilies, ginger and fresh coconut, which adds oodles of flavor to the salad.
  • This colorful quinoa salad, can be served as part of a meal or as a meal by itself.
  • I would love to have it anytime as a meal by itself, with a tall glass of buttermilk or lassi to compliment it.

If you love chickpeas, here is another hearty salad with quinoa and chickpeas, another favorite quinoa recipe. If you think, quinoa can be done only as salads, check this amazing one-pot Mexican quinoa, colorful and a hearty meal.

Quinoa moong kosambari

The Ingredients

  • Quinoa, i have used organic tricolor quinoa in this quinoa kosambari recipe. You can use any variety of quinoa.
  • Moong dal, adds volume to the kosambari.
  • Vegetables, i have used chopped onions, grated carrots in this quinoa kosambari along with some fresh coconut.
  • Spices, the quinoa salad used chilies, ginger and lemon juice to flavor it.
  • mint leaves for garnish.

Enjoy this delicious salad with quinoa and moong dal as a meal. They can also be packed for lunch, if packing, then keep the dressing separate to mix later.

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quinoa kosambari

Quinoa kosambari | Quinoa & Moong dal salad

Quinoa kosambari, quick and easy salad made with quinoa and moong dal with fresh flavors. An easy and colorful salad.
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Course: Main Course, Salad
Cuisine: Asian, Indian, South-Indian
Keyword: How to make easy salad, kosumalli recipe, Moong dal salad, Moong salad, Quick salad recipe, Quinoa recipe, Simple quinoa salad
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 122kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients (serves 3)

  • ¼ cup tricolor quinoa when cooked yields 1 cup
  • ⅓ cup Moong dal
  • ½ an onion chopped thin (optional, omit for a sattvic meal)
  • 1 no green chili chopped fine
  • 2 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
  • 1 no medium sized carrot grated
  • ¼ cup freshly grated coconut
  • 2 tablespoon mint leaves finely chopped
  • lemon juice, as needed
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Wash and soak moong dal, in water for 20 minutes. After the said time, drain the moong dal completely. I left it to drain in the colander for 10 minutes.
  • Wash and rinse quinoa in water. I cooked the quinoa in Microwave, it can also be cooked on stove-top. Take the rinsed quinoa in a microwave safe bowl, add ¾ cup of water, Microwave @ high for 10 minutes, stir it once in between. 
  • Take it out, there won't be any excess water, if there is any, drain and set aside until use. ¼ cup quinoa, when cooked yielded 1 cup of quinoa.
  • Now take cooked quinoa and moong dal in a large bowl, add shredded carrot, shredded ginger, chopped green chili, grated coconut and mint leaves, mix well. Add salt, lemon juice and mix again.
  • Let it sit for 5 minutes for the flavors to mingle, Serve with some mint leaves garnished.

Nutrition

Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 590mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 183IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg

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I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.

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  1. Gayathri Kumar

    September 13, 2016 at 5:00 am

    Kosambari with quinoa sounds so innovative. This salad itself looks like a filling meal..

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  2. vaishali sabnani

    September 13, 2016 at 11:28 am

    wow..I love the tri color look..it looks so good.I have bookmarked this one to make soon, I got quinoa from Amsterdam and will make this salad..it looks super cool.

    Reply
  3. MySpicyKitchen

    September 13, 2016 at 3:58 pm

    That is such a filling kosambari! I thought of making kosambari last week and later dropped the idea.

    Reply
  4. Nalini's Kitchen

    September 13, 2016 at 9:08 pm

    Kosambari with quinoa sounds interesting and innovative,looks so colorful too..

    Reply
  5. Priya Suresh

    September 14, 2016 at 3:59 pm

    Omg, kosambari with quinoa, wat an innovative dish Priya, nutritious and interesting salad.

    Reply
  6. Srividhya

    September 15, 2016 at 12:46 am

    That tricolor quinoa sounds super interesting. Will see if I can find them here. very nice share

    Reply
  7. Harini R

    September 15, 2016 at 11:30 pm

    This salad sounds so yumm and colorful too.

    Reply
  8. Kalyani

    September 20, 2016 at 7:32 am

    very cool salad there 🙂 must hunt down this tricolour quinoa soon 🙂

    Reply
  9. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

    September 20, 2016 at 11:27 pm

    That is one hearty kosambari and love the use of tri color quinoa.

    Reply
  10. Suma Gandlur

    September 22, 2016 at 12:34 pm

    Loving your quinoa twist to this healthy bowl of kosumbari.

    Reply
  11. cookingwithsapana

    September 22, 2016 at 4:47 pm

    Wow kosambri with Quinoa looks so refreshing and delicious.

    Reply
  12. Smruti Ashar

    September 27, 2016 at 6:49 pm

    Kosambari with quinoa is a great idea. Loved the way you made it!!

    Reply
  13. Pavani

    October 10, 2016 at 1:56 am

    Love the Indian style salad with quinoa. Looks delicious.

    Reply
  14. veena

    November 02, 2016 at 7:13 am

    This looks so so good. colourful!!

    Reply
  15. Srivalli

    December 05, 2016 at 9:29 am

    Ok I have the same packet right, will be making it soon..:)

    Reply

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