Mother Nature is so amazing to us that there are many times when I have to be on top of the product and come up with recipes to use them. This Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli is one such creation to use up the fresh bell peppers from the garden.
Carrot Bell Pepper Salad is very simple and takes less than 15 minutes to make. Having a vegetable garden in the backyard opens up the imagination for every individual, and I am no exception.
My husband and I have a great passion for growing our own produce. Carrot Kosumalli or salad is well-known in South Indian cooking. Having a pretty good yield of Bell peppers in my garden made me add a couple of them to this simple salad.
In India, the bell peppers are on the spicier side, and I am not sure if I would have been this excited about the recipe. But the bell peppers here in the US are much sweeter, and they work great in a salad. My boys love the crunchy salad with a bowl of Rasam rice.
This is the second post I posted on the website, and I wanted to update it with some fresh pictures and content and re-post it to bring some love to the recipe. Also, revisiting old posts brings back lots of good memories.
It’s been 3 years since we moved from New York, and when I got to see the garden pictures from our old garden, it felt so good.
We have yet to plant a decent vegetable garden in our new place yet and hoping we will do something this spring. Until then, these pictures remain my inspiration and also the stepping stones for any future projects we do.
This recipe is a very simple one and definitely a lifesaver when both the adults in the family are sick. We had 2 sick kids for the past 2 weeks, and this week I got the flu.
Since yesterday, my husband, the last standing one in the house, started showing symptoms as well. It has been quite a while since both of us fell sick at the same time. I am so drained out of energy, and I don’t remember feeling this lousy ever.
Last night, to soothe our achy bodies and throat, I made a quick Milagu Jeera Rasam and made this Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli / Salad for dinner. The tangy kosumalli, along with the spicy rasam, felt really good.
Difficulty level - Easy Preparation time - 10 minutes Cooking time - 5 minutes
Ingredients to make Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli / Salad -
- Carrots - 3Nos (Grated)
- Bell pepper - 2 small (Finely chopped)
- Green Chillies - 2 (optional)
- lemon juice - from half a lemon
- Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
- Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
- Asafoetida - a pinch
- Salt to taste
- Oil - ½ tsp
Procedure to make Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli / Salad -
- Wash and peel the carrots and grate them using a grater.
- Wash the bell peppers and cut them into tiny cubes.
- Mix both the vegetables and add salt to taste.
- In a small fry pan add the oil and once heated add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let it splutter.
- Add the cut green chilies and asafoetida. Add this to the vegetable.
- Then add the lemon juice and toss well.
Other Salad Ideas
- Asian Miso Salad Dressing
- Bulgur Salad - A recipe from North Africa
- Vegan Black-Eyed Pea Salad
- Veggie Salad Pita Pocket Recipe
Recipe
Equipment
- ▢ fry pan
- ▢ bowl
- ▢ Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- ▢ 3 Nos Carrots Grated
- ▢ 2 small Bell pepper Finely chopped
- ▢ 2 Green Chilies optional
- ▢ lemon juice from half a lemon
- ▢ ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- ▢ ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- ▢ a pinch Asafoetida
- ▢ to taste Salt
- ▢ ½ teaspoon Oil
Instructions
- Wash and peel the carrots and grate them using a grater.
- Wash the bell peppers and cut them into tiny cubes.
- Mix both the vegetables and add salt to taste.
- In a small fry pan add the oil and once heated add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let it splutter.
- Add the cut green chillies and asafoetida. Add this to the vegetable.
- Then add the lemon juice and toss well.
Nutrition
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Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli / Salad
Equipment
- fry pan
- bowl
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 3 Nos Carrots Grated
- 2 small Bell pepper Finely chopped
- 2 Green Chilies optional
- lemon juice from half a lemon
- ½ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- a pinch Asafoetida
- to taste Salt
- ½ teaspoon Oil
Instructions
- Wash and peel the carrots and grate them using a grater.
- Wash the bell peppers and cut them into tiny cubes.
- Mix both the vegetables and add salt to taste.
- In a small fry pan add the oil and once heated add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let it splutter.
- Add the cut green chillies and asafoetida. Add this to the vegetable.
- Then add the lemon juice and toss well.
