Moong Dal Dry | Sookhi Moong Dal

Today's recipe is dedicated to all the bachelors (millennial) who know only preparing Maggie in the name of cooking 😜😜

Well no offense, We all have been there once. Isn't it ??

So let's break this custom and try out something new today !!

Dry Moong Dal... Sounds strange?? Yes you heard it right. 😉 

Dry Moong Dal or Moong Dal ki sookhi sabzi, which has a Chatpata taste, is full of nutrients and vitamins. It's prepared quickly using minimal ingredients.

 Ingredients :

• 1 cup Moong Dal - soaked for 4-5 hours 
• 2 Green Chilly - slitted 
• 1 tsp Cumin 
• 1 twig of Curry Leaves 
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder 
• 1/2 tsp Pepper Powder 
• 1 tsp Red Chilly Powder 
• 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder 
• 1 tbsp Sugar (optional, but if you want the chatpata taste, it should be added) 
• A pinch of hing 
• 2 Onions - Chopped 
• 1 big Tomato - Chopped 
• 1 inch Ginger - Finely Chopped 
• 4-5 Garlic Cloves - finely chopped 
• Salt as per taste 
• 1 tbsp Mustard Oil or Ghee 
• Chopped Coriander Leaves (optional) 
• 1/2 slice Lemon

Recipe Details : 

✓ Strain all the water from soaked Moong Dal and keep aside.

✓ In a kadai, heat mustard oil. In that add Cumin and the pinch of hing. Saute for 10 secs.
 
✓ To this, add Green Chilly, curry leaves, chopped ginger and garlic. Mix again.

✓ Now, add chopped onion and saute for 2-3 mins until Onion becomes light brown in color.

✓ At this step, add the chopped tomatoes. Mix everything again. Cover and cook till tomato becomes soft and mushy. 

✓ Add salt, sugar, Turmeric Powder, red chilly powder, peeper powder and mix everything nicely. Cook for 2 more mins in medium flame.  

✓ Add the soaked dal to kadai and give everything a good mix.

✓ Cover and Cook for around 10-15 mins. Stir it in each 5 mins intervals and cook.
No need to add water if you are using a non-stick pan, if not then add 1/2 cups of water and cook in medium flame ( not more than that) 

✓ Check once if the dal is boiled or not by pressing some grains from Kadai. If it's not, then cover and cook for 2-3 mins more.

✓ At the end add Garam Masala and mix again. Moong Dal ki sookhi subji is ready now!!!  

✓ Add some lime juice and chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with Puri or paratha or roti.

✓ If you want to cook still faster and in less time, use Pressure Cooker in stead of kadai and follow the same steps. Cook for just 1 whistle in medium flame.