Carrot kosambari is a healthy, refreshing salad prepared with simple ingredients, in the simplest method. Step by step photos recipe.

Rama navami 2023, this year is on 30th March (Thursday). Usually, we make only Panakam and payasam, Neer mor. But you can also offer this kosambari to Lord Rama on this festival occasion. My favorite is Panagam.
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Mom makes it every year and it tastes divinely. It's perfect drink for summer too. Even if you don’t have the formality to celebrate this festival, do make Panakam and neer mor, to keep yourself cool this summer season.
Since Ram Navami always falls in summer season, our ancestors have celebrated such way it also is inter related to the food we consume. This carrot kosambari is also such a refreshing recipe with citrus flavor and added proteins in it.
🥕 Kosambari
When I went to Chennai in Jan, my MIL made this, but sans paasi paruppu. My co-sis is a great fan of this. My mom makes only carrot thayir pachadi, at least as far as I remember. But this way as a salad, I had for the first time and liked it too.
Carrot is least favorite for me, mom and dad used to grate carrot, mix with sugar and ask us to eat and I used to cry while eating that. But when I made this salad today, I liked it, I ate the whole thing I made while I was cooking.
Recipe card
Carrot kosambari recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Carrot Grated
- 3 tablespoon Moong dal/ Paasi paruppu
- 1 Lemon
- 2 Pinches Salt
To temper
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- ¼ teaspoon Mustard
- 1 Green chilli chopped
- 1 pinch Asafoetida
Instructions
- Soak moong dal for an hour. Drain water completely.
- In a mixing bow, place grated carrot, drained moong dal. Squeeze the lemon in it.
- Temper with the items under ‘To temper’ table. Add it to the salad, add salt and mix with a fork/ spoon.
Notes
- You can increase or decrease the moong dal in it.
- Same way, you can use finely chopped cucumber in place of grated carrot.
- Lemon and salt can be adjusted as per your taste preference.
Step by step photos
- Firstly, soak moong dal for an hour. Drain water completely.
- In a mixing bow, place grated carrot, drained moong dal. Squeeze the lemon in it.
- Lastly, temper with the items under ‘To temper’ table. Add it to the salad, add salt and mix with a fork/ spoon.
Include Carrot kosambari as a part of your meal or can be serve it as salad, offer to God on Rama Navami so many choices.
Nivedhanams Sowmya
wow delicious and eye catchy salad!!! beautifully done.
Supriya Nair
Lovely colour.
Ramalingam B
Dal is protein & vitamin A in carrot.Good for health even though looks simple.
Mangala Gnanesh
Grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves enhances the taste. I have done this before many times.
Gayu Ishi
a wonderful salad as well to cool down the heat...
Recipe world
Simple n delicious! I too prepare in the same way..