MOONG DAL TADKA !!!!!!

My todays recipe is from VEG RECIPES OF INDIA. Must say a yummy & healthy way to eat moong dal. Goes well with white rice, rotis, naans.

Ingredients

main ingredients:

• ¾ cup moong dal/spilt skinned mung lentils
• 1 medium size onion, finely chopped
• 1 medium size tomato, chopped
• ½ inch ginger, finely chopped or grated
• ¼ tsp red chili powder/lal mirch powder
• ⅓ tsp turmeric powder/haldi
• 3 cups water
• salt as required

for tempering

• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 4-5 garlic, crushed lightly
• ¼ or ½ tsp garam masala powder
• ¼ tsp red chili powder
• 1 or 2 green chilli – slit
• a pinch of asafoetida/hing
• 2-3 tbsp oil or ghee or butter

Instructions

1. take all the ingredients listed under main ingredients except salt in a pressure cooker.
2. stir well and pressure cook till the dal is cooked and soft.
3. once the pressure settles down, remove the lid and stir the dal.
4. if the dal looks thick, then add some water and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
5. add salt and keep aside.
6. in a small pan, heat oil or ghee or butter.
7. first fry the cumin seeds.
8. next add the garlic and green chili and fry for some seconds.
9. don’t brown the garlic.
10. switch off the flame.
11. now add the garam masala powder, red chili powder and asafoetida.
12. switching off the flame ensures that the spice powders don’t get burned.
13. you can also fry the spice powders on a low flame.
14. make sure you don’t burn them.
15. stir and immediately pour the tempering mixture in the dal.
16. stir the moong dal and serve hot moong dal with steamed rice or chapatis.
17. the moong dal tastes better as it is and there is no need to garnish or add coriander leaves to it.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))