Chow chow with moong dal

Name: Chow chow with moong dal
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 medium sized chow chow; 1/2 cup roasted moong dal/split skinless green gram lentils; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tsp oil; 2 red chilli; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp urad dal/split skinless black lentil; 1/2 tsp chana dal/split chickpeas; 3/4 pods garlic; 1 spring curry leaves

Swagatika @swagatika

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

If you are a north-Indian living in south India, must be wondering every time you see this vegetable in store - how to cook this beautiful vegetable which is available throughout the season and relatively less expensive compared to other veggies!! Then you have landed in the right place, to try your hands on a very simple yet delicious recipe of Chow chow with split yellow moong dal.

Swagatika @swagatika

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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Ingredients

2medium sized chow chow
1/2 cuproasted moong dal/split skinless green gram lentils
1/2 tspsalt
For tempering
2 tspoil
2red chilli
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1/2 tspurad dal/split skinless black lentil
1/2 tspchana dal/split chickpeas
3/4 podsgarlic
1spring curry leaves

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Steps

1

Peel the chow chows and dice into cubes.
2

Cook dal, chow chow along with salt with 1/2 cup water until soft, or if you using pressure cooker, cook for one whistle.
3

Heat oil in a tempering pan, splutter dals and mustard, followed by other ingredients, let the garlic colourise slightly.
4

Add the tempering into the boiled dal and chow chow.
5

That’s it. Simple, isn’t it? Pair with plain rice or paratha.

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Swagatika @swagatika

on October 29, 2023 05:05

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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