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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.
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
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories

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.