Green Moong Dal
Green Moong Dal is one of the nutritious side dish for rice, roti, chapathi etc. Green Moong Dal is made in many variations and here am sharing one of the popular from the Kongunadu cuisine. Green Moong Dal Recipe with step by step pictures and video.
Servings3
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup green gram
- 10 nos small onion chopped
- 1 country tomato roughly chopped
- 1/2 tablespoon coriander leaves for garnish
- salt to taste
- 2 and 1/2 cups water
To temper:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon jeera
- 2 nos garlic
- few curry leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon whole pepper
Spice powders:
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1/2 heaped teaspoon coriander powder
Instructions
- Dry roast green gram in a kadai in low flame for at least 3-5 mins. Cool down, rinse it and set aside.
- In a pressure cooker heat oil - add jeera let it crackle then add curry leaves and garlic. Saute for few seconds then add chopped small onion.
- Saute till transparent. Then add tomato, pepper corns saute until it shrinks.
- Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder. Saute for a minute then add rinsed and drained green gram.
- Saute for a minute. Add water and pressure cook for 6 whistles in low medium flame.
- Let pressure release by itself , open switch on and mash it using a traditional mathu until its mashed well with whole green gram here and there.
- Add salt and coriander leaves. Let it for a quick boil and switch off. Serve Green Moong Dal with rice or chapathi!
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Notes
- No need of prior soaking for this curry.
- Do not add salt before pressure cooking else green gram will not get cooked properly.
- If water is more after pressure cooking then let it boil for few mins then mash it.If its too dry then add little water boil the curry then mash it.
- If you do not like whole pepper coming in mouth while eating, you can slightly crush it and add it.
- I prefer adding country tomato , but if you don't have add normal bangalore tomato itself.
- As most dal recipes this also thickens with time, you can add hot water and boil it incase if you are preparing well ahead of meal time.
Nutrition Facts
Green Moong Dal
Amount Per Serving (125 g)
Calories 160
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 0.4g3%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Sodium 24mg1%
Potassium 569mg16%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 493IU10%
Vitamin C 8mg10%
Calcium 69mg7%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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