Green Moong Moussaka

Ingredients 

• 2 cups green gram sprouts (ankurit moong), boiled with salt
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 large eggplant
• Salt to taste
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic 
• 2 teaspoons ginger-garlic paste
• 2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup tomato puree
• 1 tablespoon green chiili sauce
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• 4 tablespoons grated mozzarella cheese 
• 1 teaspoon mixed dried herbs
• 4 teaspoon yogurt + to serve 
• Fresh parsley sprig for garnish

Method

1. Preheat oven at 180ºC.
2. Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a non-stick pan and some olive oil in a non-stick grill pan.
3. Thinly slice eggplant and sprinkle salt on them.
4. Add onion to the pan and saute well.
5. Place eggplant slices in the grill pan and grill, turning sides, till evenly done on both sides and grill marks appear on both sides.
6. Add garlic, ginger-garlic paste and tomatoes to the onion, mix and saute. Add salt and continue to saute till tomatoes turn soft and pulpy.
7. Heat green gram in a microwave for a minute.
8. Add tomato puree to the pan and mix well. Add green chilli sauce, mix well and cook on low heat for 2-3 minutes.
9. Flip the eggplant sliced in the grill pan. Add crushed peppercorns and continue grilling.
10. Spread some of the cooked tomato sauce in a glass baking dish. Place some of the grilled eggplant slices on it and top with 1 cup green gram and 3 tablespoons cheese. Spread some more tomato sauce on top, put the remaining eggplant slices and top with remaining green gram and 3 tablespoons cheese. Spread the remaining tomato sauce on top, sprinkle dried herbs, drizzle yogurt and top with remaining cheese.
11. Put the dish in the preheated oven and bake for ½ hour.
12. Let it rest for a while before serving.
13. Garnish with a parsley sprig and serve with a little cold yogurt.