Ingredients
To Pressure Cook:
- ½ cup moong dal
- 2 cups hot water
- 1- inch ginger
- 2 green chillies
- 1 tomato chopped
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon ghee
After Cooking:
- Salt to taste
- 1½ cups water
- Fresh coriander leaves
- Juice of ½ lemon
For Tempering:
- ½ tablespoon peanut oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- A few curry leaves
- A pinch of asafoetida
- 2 dried red chillies
Instructions
- Wash moong dal thoroughly and drain.
- ️ In a pressure cooker, add dal, hot water, green chillies, ginger, tomato, turmeric powder, and ghee. Bring to a boil.
- ️ Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally.
- ️ Open the lid, add salt, and mash the dal gently.
- ️ Add 1½ cups of water and chopped coriander leaves. Bring to a boil again.
- ️ In a small pan, heat peanut oil. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
- ️ Add cumin seeds, red chillies, curry leaves, and asafoetida. Sauté until aromatic.
- ️ Pour the tempering into the dal and mix well.
- ️ Finish with lemon juice. Serve hot with rice or chapati.
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