Hesarubele Kosambari—Ugadi Recipes

Kosambari is a popular Karnataka dish. Hesarubele Kosambari is nothing but Moong Dal Salad. Moong dal  is very easy to digest. This Kosambari is nutritious, It helps digestion and is good for constipation. You can have 1 bowl of this salad as your breakfast also.It is a traditional dish or salad which is prepared on festival days and is served as a part of the meal. It is a raw, refreshing and cooling salad dish and is very easy to prepare. There are many variations in the preparation of kosambari. I am going to present you the basic kosambari dish. You can add grated carrot also.

PrepTime:10 mins |Soaking Time for dal:2 hrs

Cuisine : Indian,Karnataka Recipes

Ingredients	Quantity
Spilt yellow moong dal	½  cup
Cucumber	1 large cucumber
Salt	as per taste
Green chillies	1-2 nos (finely chopped)
Grated coconut	3  tbsp(purely optional)
Lemon  juice	from 1 lemon
Cilantro	few sprigs

Method

1. Soak spilt yellow moong dal  for 2 hours.Drain the lentils and transfer to serving bowl.

2. Now add chopped cucumber pieces ,green chillies, grated coconut, salt, lemon juice and coriander leaves and mix well.

3. Add salt just before serving the dish to avoid water oozing from cucumber.Tasty and a healthy salad is ready within minutes.Enjoy your festival.

HAPPY UGADI TO ALL  MY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES……..

Notes

Some of them like to do seasonings.You can go for it without hestitation.Temper with some mustard seeds,Curry leaves and dry red chillies.

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Tomato Masala Poori

Tomato poori is flavoured with tomatoes and mint leaves.Yesterday when I was thinking that I should prepare something new type of poori. Though the recipe sounds rather simple, regular kneading is not enough.So wish, you’ll give little bit more extra pressure while kneading.

Prep time:20 mins| Cook time:15 mins

Cuisine :South Indian(Breakfast)

Ingredients	Quantity
Wheat flour	1.5 cups
Sooji(Rava)	1/2 tsp
Ripe tomatoes	2 nos
Green chilli	2 nos
Omam(caraway seeds)	1 tsp
Cumin seeds	¼ tsp
Salt	as needed
L.g	pinch
Mint leaves	1/2 cup
Oil	as needed

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METHOD - I

Chop the tomatoes with the skin and grind along with cumin seeds and green chillies.

METHOD - II

1. Put tomatoes in boiling water for 20 mins Now tomatoes would have become soften.

2. Grind the tomatoes along with green chillies and cumin seeds.Put the tomatoes in a mixie and make a puree.

3. In a broad vessel,add wheat flour, sooji,finely chopped mint leaves,caraway seeds,asafoetida, salt, oil and mix well.Run this ground tomato mixture over wheat flour.3. Knead everything to a form a stiff dough. Make equal parts out of this. Knead them into small pooris with uniform thickness.

4. Now make small balls from the dough and dust with flour and roll to make medium thick pooris.

5. Fry from both the sides till golden in colour,remove from the pan and drain on a paper napkin. Serve hot with potato sabzi.

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Method I

Method II

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Beetroot Juice

Drinking this very easy and cost effective juice can help reduce your blood pressure. This juice is an excellent cleanser and has a high content of iron. In blending you will use all of the vegetables, nothing is thrown away and the drink will have a smoothie type texture. Beetroot should only be used in its raw state. Beet juice imparts little or  no flavor to foods, so it can be a better choice than other natural red food. The more juice used, the darker the resulting color. Beet juice stains, so be careful to protect countertops with a piece of plastic or a sheet of newspaper.

Prep time: 20 mins| Serves: 2 persons

Cuisine :Indian 

Ingredients	Quantity
Beetroots	1.5 cups
Pomegranate pearls	3/4 cup
Spinach leaves	5 leaves
Honey	2 tbsp
Ginger	1” piece
Lemon juice	2 tsp(any used lemon)
Water	3-4 cups

Method

1. Prepare beetroot juice with fresh beetroots. Wash the beets thoroughly with water. Slice the Beetroot into discs and then into strips. I do like the way the beets taste in this juice though.

2. They blend in beautifully with the sweetness of pomegranate pearls and the spiciness of the ginger.  For some reason, I love ginger in my juices, as it lends such a spicy kick to your juice. This is totally optional for people who don’t like ginger smell. I added few leaves of spinach for my taste.

3.Now blend everything and enjoy your healthy vegetable drink. Serve is a tall glass with the grated lemon zest. Chill and serve

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Notes

Do not drink beet juice in great quantities as it is very powerful and can make you feel sick. The pomegranate sweetens the juice, giving it more juice.

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Orange Iced Tea

Drinking Ice tea with the flavor of mint and fresh fruit juice is good for health . Fruited iced tea tastes good too.Its prepared with the addition of orange juice and lemon juice. There are many variations with Ice tea.I like this combination when made with home made Ice tea.

Prep time:10 mins |Cook time :5 mins

Cuisine: World Recipes

Ingredients	Quantity
Sugar	1/2 cup
Water	1 cup
Whole nutmeg	1
Cinnamon	2 sticks
Mint leaves	2 sprigs
Orange juice	1 cup
Lemon juice	1/4 cup
Ice tea	Homemade tea
Orange zest	for flavor

Method

1. Put sugar,water,tea leaves,nutmeg, mint leaves and cinnamon in a saucepan. Simmer 10 minutes. Add the orange zest into the pan. Cover. Cool and strain.

2. Add the orange juice, lemon juice. In a tall glass,fill the bottom rim completely with the orange slices Then followed  by  ice cubes .Now pour the orange ice tea into the glass.Enjoy your drink.

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