Green gram is also known as moong bean or mung bean or moong dal, offers a number of health benefits. It’s helpful to control blood pressure,
provide fiber, protein, iron etc… Today, I wish to
introduce a healthy and spicy recipe with moong dal,
or green gram…. Sprouted moong dal is healthier than
the normal one… But in this recipe I used the normal one, but soaked in water
for few hours before preparation….. Here, we go to the recipe….
Ingredients:
1.
Green gram or moong
dal --------------------------------- 1 cup
2.
Big Onion
------------------------------------------------------ 1 Big sized (finely
chopped)
3.
Tomato
--------------------------------------------------------- 1 Medium sized (finely
chopped)
4.
Curry leaves
-------------------------------------------------- 1 spring
5.
Mustard seeds
---------------------------------------------- 1 teaspoon
6.
Kashmiri chilli powder
------------------------------------- 1 teaspoon
7.
Turmeric powder
------------------------------------------- ½ teaspoon
8.
Coriander powder ------------------------------------------
1 teaspoon
9.
Garam masala
------------------------------------------------ ¼ teaspoon
10. Black pepper powder
-------------------------------------- 1 teaspoon
11.
Oil
---------------------------------------------------------------- 2 tablespoon
12. Coriander leaves (optional)
------------------------------ 2 tablespoon (finely chopped)
13.
Salt
--------------------------------------------------------------- to taste
14. Water
------------------------------------------------------------ as needed
Preparation:
1.
Wash and soak the green gram or moong dal overnight or for 5-8 hours
2.
In a vessel, take the soaked green
gram, add a little salt to it and add water to cover the ingredients and allow
it to cook in fire (don’t pressure cook it)
3.
Once the green gram is cooked,
switched off the furnace and keep the moong dal aside
4.
Heat the pan, and add oil, mustard
seeds and allow it to splutter
5.
Add curry leaves and chopped onion and
a little salt, into the pan and stir till the onion become light golden brown
6.
Add tomato and allow it to cook well
and then mash the tomato well
7.
Add all powders from 6th to
10th ingredients (kashmiri chilli powder,
turmeric powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder, and garam
masala powder) and stir well
8.
Then add the cooked green gram with
water (if any) or add a little hot water into it and mix well, and close the
lid of the pan and allow it to cook for 5 minutes or till the water content
goes and the item looks like a thick gravy
9.
Add chopped coriander leaves
(optional) to garnish
10.
Green gram thokku
or green gram curry is ready to serve
It can be served as side dish with chappathi, porotha, rice etc….
This is an easy and quick recipe with
green gram or moong dal… Please try this out in your
kitchen and let me know your feedback… Your words are my inspiration…. So I am
expecting your valuable comments, suggestions and criticisms…….
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