Thoushe Koshimbir (with Moong Dal)

Thoushe Koshimbir, which is an Indian Cucumber Salad is one of the healthy side dishes served at every meal in Indian households. I got this recipe from my mom-in-law and it tastes great with Chapathi or rice.

Recipe: 

Ingredients:
Moong Dal - 1/2 cup (~ 1 small idli vati) - Soaked for 30 mins
Cucumber - 4 small
Salt - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - 1 handful
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Green Chillies - 1
Lemon - 1/2

For Tadka:
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Hing - Pinch
Ghee - 1 tsp
Red Chilly - 1

Preparation:

1. Soak moong dal for 30 mins.
2. Chop cucumber into small pieces.
3. Take grated coconut, coriander leaves, green chilly, salt, a pinch of sugar and make a paste (without water).
4. Put this into the chopped cucumber.
5. Squeeze lime juice to this.
6. For tadka, heat ghee and add mustard seeds, hing and red chilly.
7. Put the tadka to the cucumber mix.

Cabbage Koshimbir

Not a big fan of eating raw vegetables, but when you make salads the way its done in India, then no doubt any raw vegetable tastes great! Koshimbir or salads are a mandatory accompaniment to meals at many households in India. I got this recipe from my mom-in-law and Kaku and it tastes great with Chapathi or rice.

Recipe: 

Ingredients:
Cabbage - Half (1 bowl)
Onion - 1
Salt - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - 1 handful
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Green Chillies - 1
Lemon - 1/2

For Tadka:
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Hing - Pinch
Ghee - 1 tsp
Red Chilly - 1

Preparation:

1. Finely chop or grate cabbage and onion and mix them together.
2. In a mixer, grind coriander leaves, coconut and green chillies together. Add it to the mix above.
3. Now we can give tadka to this - To do this, heat ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds, hing and cut red chillies. Add this to the above mixture.
4. Add salt, sugar and lemon juice to the above and mix well.

Cabbage Koshimbir is ready to be served as a side for Chapathi or rice.