Moong beans and fenugreek leaves dal
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Total Time
55 minutes
Background
Moong beans cooked with fenugreek leaves and tomatoes burst out a very pleasant taste. It is very healthy and can be prepared very easily. This dish goes very well with roti or steamed rice.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Moong beans
- 2 cups Fenugreek leaves ( finely chopped)
- 1 Onion (Finely chopped)
- 2 Tomatoes (Finely chopped)
- 1" Fresh ginger (Grated)
- 2 Garlic cloves (Grated)
- ½ Lime juice
- Salt as required
- 1 Green chilli (Chopped)
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 Dry red chilli
- 2 tsp Oil
- 3 cups water
Instructions
- Pressure cook moong dal, green chilli and fenugreek leaves together with 3 cups of water. Set this aside.
- In a deep bottomed vessel, heat oil on medium flame. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and dry red chilli and let them splutter.
- Add the chopped onion and fry until transparent.
- Add the turmeric and the tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes are soft.
- Add the cooked moong beans with fenugreek leaves to the tomatoes and add salt.
- In the end squeeze the lime juice and mix.
- Serve hot.
Tips
- Pressure cook the moong beans according to your pressure cooker instructions, so that they are fully cooked.
- If the moong beans have been soaked overnight, use just 2 cups of water to 1 cup of beans.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Courses - Dinner - Lunch - Main - MEALS - METHOD & SKILL - Pressure Cooker
- Cuisines: - ASIA - Indian
- Ingredients: - Beans - Grains & Pulses
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free - Gluten Free - Healthy - Vegan
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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