Whole Moong Dal Masala

Ingredients:

Steamed moong dal – 1 cup

Onion – chopped

Curry leaves

Tomato – chopped

Green Chilies – finely chopped

Ginger – 1 inch piece

Garlic cloves – 4 to 5

Masala ingredients - Turmeric powder, Chili powder, Coriander powder - 1 tbsp. and Cumin powder – ½ tbsp.

Salt

Oil, Mustard and Cumin seeds for tempering

Chopped Coriander leaves

Instructions:

• ·         Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add mustard and cumin seeds
• ·         When it crackles, add chopped onion, curry leaves, green chilies, ginger-garlic paste
• ·         Saute for few minutes and add chopped tomatoes and all masala ingredients – mix well
• ·         Add the cooked moong dal, salt, required quantity of water and let it boil for 10 mins
• ·         Turn off the heat, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with steamed rice or chapathi

Palak with Moong dal

Ingredients:

Palak (Spinach)  – small bunch, washed and chopped

Split Moong dal (green gram) – 1 handful (soaked for min of 15 mins)

Oil

Mustard seeds

Ginger-garlic-green chili paste

Tomato – 1, chopped into small pieces

Turmeric powder, coriander powder, Garam masala and salt

Instructions:

• ·         Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds
• ·         When it splitters add the ginger-garli-green chili paste – sauté
• ·         When raw smell vanishes add the chopped tomatoes – sauté till it mashes
• ·         Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and garam masala – mix well
• ·         Add soaked moong dal – fry for few mins
• ·         Later add chopped palak, mix well and cook covered for 10 to 15 mins
• ·         The delicious, healthy and easy side dish is ready

Dalma / Moong dal with Mixed veg and Coconut

Ingredients:

Split Moong dal – 2 cups

Onion – 1, finely sliced

Tomato – 1, chopped

Jeera / Cumin seeds

Red Chilies

Fresh Coconut scrapings

Mustard oil

Mustard seeds

Salt and Turmeric powder

Potatoes – 2, cubed into 1 inch pieces

Lauki / Bottle Gourd – cubed into 1 inch piece (handful)

(I only had these 2 vegetables at home today, but the same recipe can be made with all of these vegetables – Carrot, Pumpkin, Beans, Brinjal, Cauliflower, Raw Papaya, Raw Banana, etc)

Instructions:

• ·         In a cooker, dry roast the split moong dal till slightly brown
• ·         Add water, cubed vegetables, salt and Turmeric powder – pressure cook for 3 whistles
• ·         In a small mixer jar, add slightly roasted 2 tbsp Cumin seeds and 4 to 5 Red Chilies – make powder
• ·         In a kadai heat Mustard oil, add Mustard and Cumin seeds, Onion – saute till its golden brown
• ·         Then add tomatoes, when its cooked, add Roasted Cumin-Red Chili powder – mix well
• ·         Add the boiled dal and vegetables into the kadai – let it boil
• ·         At last add Fresh Coconut scrapings, boil for few minutes
• ·         Serve hot with Steamed rice

Moong Chilla

Ingredients:

Whole Green Gram – soaked for 7-8 hours/ overnight

Onion – 1, finely chopped

Ginger-Garlic paste

Green chilies – finely chopped / Red Chili powder

Coriander leaves – chopped

Jeera – 1 or 2 tbsp

Salt

Instructions:

• ·         Coarse grind the following ingredients without adding water at all – Soaked green gram, Ginger-garlic paste, Green Chilies, Jeera, Salt.
• ·         Add Chopped Onion and coriander leaves – mix well
• ·         Heat tawa, add few drops of oil, ladleful of batter and spread it to form a round shape
• ·         Turn the chilla to cook well on both sides till crispy
• ·         Serve with Coconut chutney, it tastes awesome

Moong dal Vada

Ingredients:

Moong dal – 2 cups, soaked overnight

Ginger garlic paste

Green chilies

Onion – 1 big, finely chopped

Coriander leaves – chopped

Ajwain – 1 tsp (optional)

Salt

Instructions:

• ·         Coarse grind soaked moong dal and green chilies without water
• ·         Then mix it with ginger garlic paste, chopped onion, coriander, ajwain and salt
• ·         Heat oil in a saucepan and fry the moong dal mixture to make vadas
• ·         Serve it with tomato sauce or mayonnaise or any other dip
• ·         I actually served it with coconut chutney and it was a good combination

Sprouts Curry (Green gram)

This sprouts curry is of soaked and sprouted green gram, which tastes good with roti as well as pav (bread). 

  

Instructions:

• Chop onions, tomato and green chillies. 
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and when it splits add the chopped onions and chillies mix well and also add ginger garlic paste. 
• Mix and after few minutes add tomato and all the masala (turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, kala goda masala / garam masala, salt and also little sugar if you want it to be sweet). 
• Mix well and now add the sprouted green gram. Add little water if necessary and let it cook.
• Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves in the end.