Green Moong Dal

Whole Green Moong Dal is a very easy to cook, nutritious healthy dal loaded with proteins. I make this daal in two different ways - cooking with onion-tomatoes or with ginger-coconut-coriander paste. Either way it tastes delicious. To make your meal more healthy have this dal with Bhakri.

 

Green Moong Dal

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup green cup moong dal
• 1 tbsp ginger-cocunut-coriander paste
• 1-2 green chillies, finely chopped
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp kaala masala
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• pinch of asafoetida
• pinch of salt
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/4 cup coriander leaves
• 1 tbsp Oil

Ginger-Coconut-Coriander Paste

• 1 " Ginger
• 1/4 cup shredded coconut 
• 1/4 cup coriander
•  Blend them together in a wet grinder until smooth paste

 Method:

• Wash green moong dal thoroughly in water and soak in water for 2-3 hours.
• Pressure cook the soaked dal until 2 whistles or 7-8 minutes.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin and mustard seeds. Once the seeds crackle add pinch of asafoetida, finely choped green chillies and the ginger-coconut-coriander paste. 
• Stir fry for few seconds or till the raw smell goes away.Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
• Mix well. 
• Now add the pressure cooked green moong and kaala masala.Mix again till the daal get coated with all the spices
• Add salt and half cup of water depending on how thick daal you would like and bring it to boil or cook for 3-4 minutes on low flame.
• Add lemon juice and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve with roti or rice.