Daals ( pulses)

Moong Daal

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Moong Dal ( Green Gram)
1 small Onion chopped
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Pinch of Asafoetida
1 long chopped Green Chillies
1 tbsp Oil
2 Curry Leaves
Few Coriander leaves

Direction:

Pressure cook moong ki dal for 2 whistles.
Mash it and add turmeric powder, hing and salt to it.
Add 1 cup water.
Heat oil in a pan and season it with mustard seed, cumin seeds, green chillies and curry leaves.
Add the chopped onions and fry for a minute.
Add the mashed moong dal to it and let it boil. Keep till 2-3 boils.
Garnish moong daal with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Ingredients


1 Cup Dal Maash (White Dal)
1 tsp. salt
6 Whole dried red chilies
7-8 black pepper (Kali Mirch)
1 tsp ginger (Adrak) slices (very thin)
½ tsp Garam Masala
1/4 Onion
4-5 small green chilies
2 tbs. fresh coriander (Dhaniya) leaves-chopped
1 pinch asafetida (Heeng)
Direction

Soak the Dal in water for about an hour. Add the soaked Dal in a saucepan with 2 cups of water, red chilies, Black Peppercorn. (Kali Mirch), salt and Ginger (Adrak).
Cook this partially covered on low heat for about half an hour. Once the water has evaporated and the Dal is soft, sprinkle the garam masala on it.
In a frying pan sauté thin slices of the onion in a little oil until they're brown add a pinch of Asafetida (Heeng). Add this (Baghar) to the Dal.