Restaurant Style Mughlai Moong Dal

Restaurant Style Mughlai Moong Dal

Recipe by Mudita BhageriaCourse: Dals, Lentil, veganCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

3

hours 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole moong dal wash and soak for 5 hour or over night

  • 2 large onions – finely chopped

  • 3 green chili – finely chopped

  • 3 inch ginger – finely chopped

  • ½ cup ghee

  • 2 tsp cumin seeds

  • 4 cloves

  • ½ cinnamon

  • 1 tsp black paper

  • 1 tsp hing

  • 2 bay leaves

  • 2 tsp red chili powder or kashmiri red chili

  • 2 tsp coriander powder

  • Salt to taste

  • 2 tsp turmeric powder

  • ½ cup yogurt

Directions

  • Take a heavy pan and put on the heat, add 2 tbsp ghee and let it heat for a minute.
  • Add cumin seeds, hing, bay leaves, and cinnamon. When the cumin seeds crackle, add 1 onion, salt, and turmeric powder.
  • Add the dal, mix, and add 5 cups water or more depending on the size of the pan.
  • Cover and let cook for about 3 hours on slow heat.
  • Mix often. If required, add more hot water depending on the consistency.
  • Take a fry pan and add leftover ghee, on medium heat. Add cloves.
  • Add 1 onion on slow heat, mix, and add green chili and coriander powder.
  • Mix for 1 minute. Then add yogurt and keep on slow heat.
  • Stir occasionally, wait for about 2 minutes.
  • Keep mixing the dal until almost tender.
  • Add onion mixture into the dal, mix, and add black pepper and red chili powder as per your taste.