What is Moong dal??
The moong bean is mainly cultivated in East Asia, Southeast Asia and the
Indian subcontinent. It is used as an ingredient in both savoury and sweet dishes.
Moong Dal in Tamil called as Payatham Paruppu.
The mung bean, alternatively known as the green gram, maash, moong,
monggo, or munggo is a plant species in the legume family.
The green moong beans are cooked in a pressure cooker. You can cook the
dal in a pot or pan too. Moong beans as well as
moong lentils are my preferred choice of legumes, to make dals or khichdis as
they are easy to digest and nutritious.
The taste of this green gram curry is like a home-cooked dal and
really goes well with rotis or steamed rice. If I make a side veggie dish, you can serve the dal with steamed rice or have it with rotis with a side
veggie salad.
How to make green moong dal
Ingredient
2/3 cup green moong dhal
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp. minced ginger
4 large garlic cloves minced fine
2 large tomatoes, sliced
1 tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. coriander powder
1 tsp. garam masala powder (optional)
1 tsp. turmeric powder
2 tsp. salt or to taste
Methods
Rinse ½ cup green moong beans for a couple of times and
then soak in enough water for an hour. You can also soak them
for a couple of hours or overnight. If soaking overnight, then the
pressure cooking time will reduce.
Heat oil in a saucepan
and fry the cumin seeds for a minute.
Add the chopped onions, minced ginger, minced garlic, cumin,
coriander and garam masala powders, as well as sliced tomatoes and
cook.
stirring constantly, for ten minutes on
medium low heat.
Stir in lentils with another three cups of water and turmeric
powder.
heat till the mixture starts boiling,
season with salt and remove from heat.
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