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Published: Jan 26, 2018 · Modified: Mar 24, 2020 by Sandhya Ramakrishnan · This post may contain affiliate links

Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli / Salad

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Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli / Salad
Having a vegetable garden in the backyard opens up imagination for every individual and I am no exception. Me and my husband have a great passion for growing our own produce. Mother nature is so amazing to us that there are many times when I have to be on top of the produce and come up with recipes to use them. This Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli / Salad is one such creation to use up the fresh bell peppers from the garden.
Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli
Carrot Kosumalli or salad is well heard of in the South Indian cooking. Having a pretty good yield of Bell pepper in my garden made me add couple of them in 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 US are much sweeter and they work great in salad. My boys love the crunchy salad with a bowl of Rasam rice.
This is the second post I had 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 post 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 are 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 life saver 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 body 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.

Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli

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

Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli / Salad

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 chillies and asafoetida. Add this to the vegetable.
  • Then add the lemon juice and toss well.

Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli / Salad

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Carrot Bell Pepper Kosumalli / Salad

Carrot Kosumalli or salad is well heard of in the South Indian cooking. Having a pretty good yield of Bell pepper in my garden made me add couple of them in this simple salad.
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Carrot Dish, Quick and Easy Recipe, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 25kcal
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

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

Calories: 25kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1287IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg
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Comments

  1. Suja Ram says

    February 05, 2018 at 10:57 pm

    5 stars
    Having your own garden and growing produce for the family is one of the best blessings Sandhya! Hope you create a lovely garden in the new place soon. Kosumalli is my all-time fav and I too love to have with Rasam rice.

    Reply
  2. Sapana Behl says

    January 31, 2018 at 4:46 am

    5 stars
    I love the seasonal fruits and vegetable-based salads. This one looks refreshing and tasty.

    Reply
  3. Srivalli says

    January 30, 2018 at 11:51 pm

    Hope you are better now Sandhya. This simple salad is so healthy and easy to make. Love your garden pictures and hope you can get back to your new garden very soon..

    Reply
  4. Usha says

    January 30, 2018 at 10:19 am

    5 stars
    Hope you are feeling better now and the flu bug has left your household. Such a crunchy and inviting bowl of salad!

    Reply
  5. Priya Suresh says

    January 29, 2018 at 12:12 pm

    Such a catchy and healthy salad, seriously that bowl of kosumalli looks too colourful. Beautiful clicks Sandhya.

    Reply
  6. Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says

    January 28, 2018 at 4:22 am

    The salad definitely looks beautiful... I admire you have a green hand. HD and I have been considering doing a small patch in our balcony, but it isn't starting at all... The new clicks are lovely...

    Reply
  7. Pavani says

    January 27, 2018 at 8:01 pm

    What a refreshing and colorful carrot salad. Never added peppers to carrot salad and it sounds just delicious.

    Reply
  8. harini says

    January 27, 2018 at 7:50 pm

    Both my husband and I have acidity issues with raw bell pepper and so I refrain from using green bell peppers in salads but I would gladly replace them with colored sweet peppers for a vibrant salad. Having fresh produce from our very own garden is true bliss.

    Reply
  9. Priya Kumar says

    January 27, 2018 at 11:28 am

    Really healthy and nutritious salad. carrot with bell pepper combo must be great in taste.

    Reply

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