Moong Dal Tadka

Time Required –

For Preparation – 1 hour

For cooking – 20 mins

To Serve -

4

Ingredients -

1. Moong Dal – 1.5 cup
2. Tomato – 1 (cut to small pieces)
3. Onion – 1 small (finely chopped)
4. Curry leaves – 6-8
5. Green chillies – 4-5 (slit)
6. Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup (finely chopped)
7. Turmeric powder – 1 pinch
8. Jeera powder – 1/2 tsp
9. Coriander powder(dhaniya) – 1/2 tsp
10. Juice of 1/2 lemon
11. Vegetable oil – 2 tsp
12. Salt to taste

Grind together -

• Tomatoes – 2
• Onion – 1 small
• Ginger – 1 inch piece
• Garlic – 5-6 flakes

Preparation -

1) Soak moong dal for an hour in water.

2) Heat a kadai and fry chopped onions, curry leaves and green chillies for a minute.

3) Add the ground paste to the kadai and keep stirring till it boils.  Once it boils, add the soaked moong dal

4) Add tomatoes, 2 cups of water, turmeric powder, jeera powder and dhaniya powder to the same and close the lid of the kadai.  Allow the dal to cook in the tomato gravy for 8-10 mins.  Keep stirring in between.

5) Once the dal is cooked –  add salt and mix well in low flame.

Garnish it with coriander leaves, lime juice and seasoning.  Mix well and serve hot with rice, chapathis or roties

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