Whole Green Moong Dal Curry

Green Moong Dal Curry

By shriya on Feb 15, 2008 in Veggie Entrées & Sides

Moongdal Need to make something quick and your head is blank with little to no ideas swarming around? Try this quick 15-min recipe that is rich in protein and makes for a healthy meal paired with chapathis.Traditionally dal for rotis are made with toor dal but moong dal also makes a great tasting side dish.

Ingredients:

Whole Green Moong dal : 1 cup(You can use sprouted Moong dal too)
Onions : 1
Tomato : 1
Green chilies : 4
Milk : 1 cup
Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
Ginger and Garlic paste : 1 tbsp
Curry leaves : 3 to 4
Oil : 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp

Method Of preparation :

Soak the whole moong dal for over night or if you are in hurry soak it in hot water for one hour at least( otherwise if you have no time at all to soak, want to make it immediately just pressure cook it for 4 whistle and use it).
Then pressure cook the soaked moong dal with 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup water for three whistle.
Heat oil in a pan with cumin seeds and curry leaves fry them in low flame for a minute.
Add Onion and green chilies fry them till it becomes golden brown .
And add the ginger garlic paste and fry them till the raw smells goes.
Now add the cooked whole moong dal in to it with little turmeric powder and salt.
Mix it well and add 1 1/2 cups of water and 1/2 cup of milk add tomatoes now .
And close the lid let it boil for 5 minutes in high flame.
After that remove from heat and garnish with coriander leaves.

Moong dal curry 2

Serve it hot with chapathi.
Tip:

You can use sprouted Moong dal instead of whole green moong dal. And if you have no time to soak the whole moong dal you can just pressure cook it with 1/2 cup milk .

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15 Responses to “Green Moong Dal Curry”

Mythreyee February 15th, 2008, 9:52 pm

Looks so yummy Shriya. Great and healthy recipe.
Kalai February 15th, 2008, 10:03 pm

I love anything with moong dal. Quick, simple, and delicious. What more could I ask for? Thanks for sharing!
Uma February 16th, 2008, 5:06 am

Looks so yummy! and healthy too! Nice one!
Lavanya February 16th, 2008, 7:26 am

i love to cook this whole green moong dal..as it is healthy and also a tasty one too. Great Recipe.
Daily Meals February 16th, 2008, 1:44 pm

Looks delicious and healthy too.
sagari February 16th, 2008, 4:51 pm

perfect for roties shriya ,looks soo delecious
Anamika Singh February 18th, 2008, 8:48 am

A nice reminder of health and time.Good work.
Smitha Anish February 18th, 2008, 4:24 pm

Awesome receipe….we had it for dinner with phulkas. The taste went so good with the rotis. Thanks for sharing this with us!
shriya February 18th, 2008, 9:54 pm

Thanks for your lovely Comments Mythereye.

I love Moong dal too kalai. Thanks for your comments.

Yes it is healthy lavi.

Thanks for your commets daily meals.

Thanks sagari & Anamika Singh..

Thanks for your lovely comments Smitha Anish.
Archy February 20th, 2008, 2:01 am

Thanks for dropping by my blog !!

Wow ur site and the recipes are wonderfull !!
Love this curry !!
neeru February 22nd, 2008, 4:16 pm

Moong dal is my favorite dish. I have never made it by adding milk. It was delicious.
Thanks Shreya
shriya February 22nd, 2008, 10:06 pm

Welcome to spicytasty Archy. Thanks for your lovely comments.

Thanks neeru. Glad you liked it.
meeso February 22nd, 2008, 11:13 pm

I really like whole green dal, It’s probably my favorite…can’t wait to try it!
Zlamushka February 23rd, 2008, 9:02 am

wonderful dish. milky green dal, I like Nice blog
shriya February 23rd, 2008, 6:22 pm

Welcome to spicytasty Zlamushka. Thanks for stopping by and taking your time to comment.