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Moongan Ji Dal

Nutritious whole grams cooked with spices. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Main Ingredients Whole green grams (sabut moong), Tomato
Cuisine Indian
Course Dals and Kadhis
Prep Time 6-10 minutes
Cook time 26-30 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Moongan Ji Dal

  • 2 cups Whole green grams (sabut moong) soaked overnight
  • 1 large Tomato chopped
  • 1 large Onion chopped
  • 2-36 cloves Garlic chopped
  • 4 cloves Green chillies chopped
  • 4-5 Curry leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • to taste Salt
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida
  • 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder

Method

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  1. Pressure cook the moong with tomato, onion, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves, turmeric powder and salt and three cups of water.
  2. Cook till the pressure is released thrice.
  3. Heat oil in a small pan and add cumin seeds. Once they begin to change colour, add asafoetida.
  4. Remove from heat and add red chilli powder. Add this tempering to the dal.
  5. Serve hot with chapattis.

Nutrition Info

Calories 1767
Carbohydrates 260.1
Protein 101.4
Fat 35.8
Other Fiber Iron- 18.9mg
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