Restaurant Style Mughlai Moong Dal
Course: Dals, Lentil, veganCuisine: IndianDifficulty: EasyServings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking 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.
Notes
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