Indian Moong Dal
This recipe is for cooking moong dal in the typical Indian way.
Ingredients
- ½ cup moong dal
- 3 green chiles
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1½ cups water
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp cooking oil or ghee
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 tsp jeera (cumin)
Instructions
- Combine the dal, green chillies, turmeric powder, and water in a pressure cooker. Cook for 15 minutes, then leave the pressure cooker to release steam on its own.
- Open the pressure cooker and mash the cooked dal. Add salt to taste. Add more water if it is too thick and heat over a medium heat.
- Heat oil or ghee in a frying pan, then add jeera and curry leaves. After it splutters, pour it over the cooked dal.
- Serve hot with rice or rotis.