Indian
Indian Moong Dal
A community recipe for Indian Moong Dal, adapted from the collaboratively edited Wikibooks Cookbook.
Gather
Ingredients
- ½ cup Moong dal
- 3 Green Chiles
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1½ cups Water
- As needed Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp Oil or ghee
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 1 tsp Jeera (Cumin)
Make it
Method
- 1
Combine the dal, green chillies, turmeric powder, and water in a pressure cooker. Cook for 15 minutes, then leave the pressure cooker to release steam on its own.
- 2
Open the pressure cooker and mash the cooked dal. Add salt to taste. Add more water if it is too thick and heat over a medium heat.
- 3
Heat oil or ghee in a frying pan, then add jeera and curry leaves. After it splutters, pour it over the cooked dal.
- 4
Serve hot with rice or rotis.
Source & rights
Where this recipe comes from
Adapted from “Indian Moong Dal” by Wikibooks contributors, revision 4515496, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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