Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Cucumber Salad (kosumari)

A lot of us love food on the fly thats not just healthy but tasty too. What better than cucumber which is light on calories, with a dash of pulses to amp up your protein intake? Sounds like a steal right. you will also save up on time and not miss out of healthy food.

Ingredients:


  • Cucumber ( Peeled and chopped finely) - 2
  • Green chilli - 1/2 to 1 (Deseed and chop finely)
  • Salt - To Taste
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Coriander finely chopped - 2 Tsp
  • Green Gram (skinned and broken) - 2 Tbsp
Method:

  • Soak the pulse in water for 15 to 20 minutes. Whenever I am running out of time, i heat it up in the microwave for a couple of minutes to soften it up faster.
  • Mix all the ingredients. squeeze up the lemon juice on top and garnish with coriander.
  • Serve chilled.
This can be eaten as is, as a salad, although kosumari is usually served in traditional elai sapadu as an accompaniment. A healthy snack in itself, you can indulge in this without an iota of guilt.

Enjoy and let me know how you do it.

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