Moong Dal Recipe

Moong dal is a simple Indian dal recipe made with spit yellow lentils. Bowl of moong dal is comforting, tasty, and nutritious. Making a moong dal recipe is very easy and with simple ingredients, which are easily available in any kitchen. It is a quick and wholesome recipe to make with rice or roti.

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Moong Dal Recipe

Moong dal is a simple Indian dal recipe made with spit yellow lentils. Bowl of moong dal is comforting, tasty, and nutritious. Making a moong dal recipe is very easy and with simple ingredients, which are easily available in any kitchen. It is a quick and wholesome recipe to make with rice or roti.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup moong dal
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 green chili
• 4-5 curry leaves
• 4-5 garlic cloves
• 1 tomato
• 1½ teaspoon red chili powder
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• handful of coriander leaves
• 2-3 tablespoons oil
• salt to taste

Instructions

 

• Wash moong dal 2-3 times and soak in 2 cups of water for 15 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, finely chopped garlic cloves, chopped green chili and curry leaves to it. And saute it for a minute.
• Add chopped tomato and salt to taste into it. Mix well and cook until the tomato becomes mushy.
• Now, add 1&1/2 teaspoon of red chili powder and 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder to it. saute it for a minute.
• Pour the soaked dal with water into the pan. Also, add 2 cups of water to adjust the consistency. Moong dal soaks water so add a little extra water while boiling. I used 4 cups of water for 1 cup of moong dal.
• Now, add finely chopped coriander and cook it for 10-12 minutes. You can add water if the consistency of moong dal curry is too thick. If you add water in the last step, make sure to cook it again for 5-7 minutes.
• Serve hot moong dal curry with soft roti and jeera rice.

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1. Wash moong dal 2-3 times and soak in 2 cups of water for 15 minutes.

2. Heat the oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, finely chopped garlic cloves, chopped green chili and curry leaves to it. And saute it for a minute.

3. Add chopped tomato and salt to taste into it. Mix well and cook until the tomato becomes mushy.

4. Now, add 1&1/2 teaspoon of red chili powder and 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder to it. Mix and mash it slightly. Saute it for a minute.

5. Pour the soaked dal with water into the pan. Also, add 2 cups of water to adjust the consistency. Moong dal soaks water so add a little extra water while boiling. I used 4 cups of water for 1 cup of moong dal.

6. Now, add finely chopped coriander and cook it for 10-12 minutes. You can add water if the consistency of moong dal curry is too thick. If you add water in the last step, make sure to cook it again for 5-7 minutes.

7. Serve hot moong dal curry with soft roti and jeera rice.