Desi Moong Salad

Ingredients 

• 1 cup whole green gram (sabut moong)
• 1 tablespoon mustard oil
• 1 small zucchini, cut into roundels and halved
• 1 small yellow zucchini, cut into roundels and halved
• 1/4 cup sweet corn kernels, boiled
• 1 small red capsicum, diced
• 1 small yellow capsicum, diced
• 1 small green capsicum, diced
• 1 small cucumber, diced
• 5-6 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 5-6 black olives, pitted and halved
• 8-10 lettuce leaves

Dressing

• 2 tablespoons mustard oil
• 1 tablespoon mustard paste
• A pinch of sugar
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts, crushed
• 2 teaspoons white sesame seeds, roasted

Method

1. Take whole moong and wash it with sufficient water for 2-3 minutes. Soak for 3-4 hours and transfer onto a muslin cloth and set aside for 4-5 hours.
2. Heat mustard oil in a non-stick grill pan and brush it evenly. Add green zucchini, and yellow zucchini and cook till grill marks appear.
3. Transfer the moong in a large bowl, add sweet corn, green capsicum, yellow capsicum, red capsicum, cucumber, cherry tomatoes and black olives and mix well.
4. Roughly chop lettuce leaves and add into the same bowl.
5. For the dressing, add mustard oil in a jar, add mustard paste, sugar, crushed black peppercorns, salt and lemon juice. Place the lid on and shake till well combined.
6. Add the grilled zucchinis in the same bowl and add peanuts and sesame seeds and drizzle ¾ of the dressing on top and toss the salad till well combined.
7. Transfer into a serving bowl and garnish with roasted peanuts and olives. Drizzle the remaining dressing on top.
8. Serve immediately.