Whole moong dal fry

l Whole moong dal fry

Serves: 04

Preparation Time: 40 Minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Whole moong dal fry

Ingredients

• Whole moong dal - 2 cups

• Cooking oil - 3 table spoon

• Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon

• Cumin - 2 teaspoon

• Red chili - 1 no.

• Curry leaf - 2 spring

• Garlic - 4 clove

• Onion - 1 medium sized

• Green chili - 2 no.

• Tomato - 1 no.

• Chili powder - 2 teaspoon

• Turmeric powder - teaspoon

• Salt - for taste

• Coriander leaf - 3-4 spring

• Butter or ghee - 1 spoon

Preparation

• Wash and soak dal (preferably for 2 hours)

• Roughly chop garlic, onion, tomato and green chilies

Cooking

• Boil moong dal almost to mash-able consistency

• Heat oil in a frying pan

• Add mustard seeds, cumin, curry leaves, red chili one by one and allow it to temper

• Add garlic and saute until it turns mild brown

• Add onion and saute until it start to turn brown

• Add turmeric and chili powder

• Add tomato and cook

• Add the tempered mixture to boiled dal and heat for 3-4 minutes
• Add salt and check for taste

• Top with butter and sprinkle coriander leaves

Notes

• Its good if you could allow the dal to boil until mashy consistency; however if you are in hurry or wish to save time, run dal in a mixie or blender once 80% cooked & continue cooking