GREEN GRAM SALAD

[This dish is one of the traditional and healthy food. This is prepared on festival time or in a function to serve and also a prasadam given to everybody on pooja days. This is a heavenly salad, very tasty. It is loved by everyone in Bangalore] 

INGREDIENTS

1. 1/4 cup          split green gram
2. 1                      cucumber chopped
3. 1/2 tsp           salt
4. 1 tbsp             grated coconut
5. Handful         coriander leaves
6. 1/4 tsp           pepper powder

FOR SEASONING

1. 1/4 tsp           mustard seeds
2. 1/4 tsp           urad dal
3. 1/4 tsp           bengal gram dal
4. 1 tbsp             oil
5. Few                 curry leaves
6. 2                      green chilies slit
7. 1                       red chilly broken

METHOD

• Wash and soak green gram for 1/2 an hour.
• Drain water completely and keep it in a bowl.
• Add chopped cucumber, grated coconut, coriander leaves.
• Heat oil and splutter mustard, dals, curry leaves and chilies.
• Add to the salad and mix well.
• Add salt before serving.