Carrot Salad With Coconut, Cilantro And Lentils

• 1 cup Shredded carrots
• 1/4-1/2 cups Shredded fresh coconut
• 1/4 cup Finely chopped Cilantro
• 1/4 cup Chana daal or split-washed moong daal
• Lime juice and salt, to taste
• Green chillies, to taste (optional)
• 1 teaspoon Black mustard seeds
• 1 pinch Asafoetida
• 1 Whole dry red chilli
• 2-3 fresh curry leaves
• 2 teaspoons oil

1. Soak the lentils or daal in water till they are soft. It'll take 2-3 hours. Alternatively, you can boil them in the microwave for 5 minutes and then rinse under cold water. The goal is to make them soft but still retain the crunch.
2. Combine shredded carrots, coconut, lentils, cilantro, green chillies, lime juice and salt in a bowl.
3. In a small pan, heat up the oil. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Then add whole dry red chilli, asafoetida and curry leaves. Saute for 10 seconds and take off the heat. Keep the flame low throughout so as to not burn the tempering.
4. Add the tempering to the salad and combine thoroughly.
5. You can eat it chilled or at room temperature.

carrots, fresh coconut, cilantro, salt, green chillies, black mustard seeds, asafoetida, red chilli, curry, oil

Taken from food52.com/recipes/7178-carrot-salad-with-coconut-cilantro-and-lentils (may not work)