Moong Dal Curry

Name: Moong Dal Curry
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Cup Moong Dal; 1 Teaspoon Pepper; 4 Green Chillies; 2 Onions; 1 Ginger Slice; 6 Cloves Garlic; 1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder; 1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder; 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder; 3 Tomatoes; 1 Teaspoon Cuminseed Powder; 1 Teaspoon Garam Masala; 1 Sprig Coriander Leaves; To Taste Salt; 1/4 Teaspoon Oil

Meenakshy Ramachandran @cook_7797462

Bangalore

This is a spicy moong dal curry which goes well with steaming rice and hot rotis.

Meenakshy Ramachandran @cook_7797462

Bangalore

This is a spicy moong dal curry which goes well with steaming rice and hot rotis.

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Ingredients

45 mins

4-serving

1 CupMoong Dal
1 TeaspoonPepper
4Green Chillies
2Onions
1Ginger Slice
6 ClovesGarlic
1 TeaspoonCoriander Powder
1 TeaspoonTurmeric Powder
1 TeaspoonRed Chilli Powder
3Tomatoes
1 TeaspoonCuminseed Powder
1 TeaspoonGaram Masala
1 SprigCoriander Leaves
To TasteSalt
1/4 TeaspoonOil

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Steps

45 mins

1

Soak moong dal in water for 4 hours.
2

Pressure cook moong dal along with enough water, a little salt, pepper powder and green chilies, till one whistle is sounded.
3

Make a coarse paste by grinding chopped onions, green chilies, ginger and garlic.
4

Add a little oil to a cooking pan. When the oil is heated, add the paste to it and heat it till the raw smell disappears.
5

To this, add a paste of red chili powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder in water and stir well.
6

Add chopped tomatoes to the above mixture and cook well till the tomatoes become soft and well cooked.
7

To the above gravy, add the cooked moong dal and mix well.
8

Add cumin seed powder and garam masala. Add a little water depending on the consistency required. Mix well by keeping the flame low.
9

Garnish with coriander leaves