Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Moong dal

Tastier Moong dal side dish for those who prefer mild side dish without more masala/ spices. This would be the best soothing dish for the day after fasting.
Slight variations will be present in other cuisines too.

Ingredients:
Moong dal - 1 cup
tomato - 1 large
ginger (grated) - 1 spoon
green chillies - 3 if it is lengthy
curry leaves - 1 twig
turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon
salt - 1 spoon
hing - a pinch
Lemon - 1/4

For tempering:
ghee - 1 spoon
cumin seeds - 1/2 spoon

Preparation:
Put cleaned Monng dal in pressure cooker. Add 4 cups of water
cut tomato into 4 pieces. slit open the chillies. Add both in cooker
Then add grated ginger, curry leaves, turmeric powder, salt and hing
Pressure cook all the above ingredients for 5 - 6 whistles ( 3 in high and the rest in sim)
once cooked, take out the dal, smash it well and squeeze lemon in it
Splutter cumin seeds in ghee and add it to dal

Servings: 4

Usage: Serve it with Roti or steamed Rice

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