Moong Dal Curry

Yellow moong daal curry is a basic and comforting dal curry usually prepared at every Indian home. This is how the daal curry was prepared at my home. It’s simple, easy to prepare, and extremely delicious when served along with hot steaming rice and jeera rice. In this curry, yellow moong dal is cooking separately until it’s soft and fluffy. Later it is mixed with ghee, onion, and tomato-base. It is then cooked till it’s thick and starchy. The curry is tangy and a little spicy with flavors of ghee oozing when served with rice.

CategoryDifficultyIntermediate

Yields2 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time50 minsTotal Time1 hr

 ¾ cup Yellow moong dal
 3 tsp Ghee
 ½ tsp Cumin seeds
 2 Onions, chopped
 2 Tomato, chopped
 ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
 1 tsp Red Chili powder
 1 tsp Salt
 Coriander leaves
 4 cups Water

1

Wash the yellow moong dal and set it aside.

2

In a pan, add water and yellow moong dal. Cook it for 15 to 20 mins on low to medium flame till its soft and fluffy.

3

On a hot pan, add Ghee and Cumin seeds. Saute for 10 secs.

4

Later add chopped Onions and saute till golden brown.

5

Add Turmeric powder and red chilli powder and saute for a minute.

6

To this add tomatoes and cook it till it's soft and mushy.

7

Once the tomatoes have turned mushy, add the cooked dal into the onion-tomato base and give it a mix.

8

To the dal add salt and mix it well.

9

Cook the dal curry for another 15-20 mins till the dal starts to become thick.

10

Moong Dal curry is now ready. Garnish it with Coriander leaves.

Ingredients

 ¾ cup Yellow moong dal
 3 tsp Ghee
 ½ tsp Cumin seeds
 2 Onions, chopped
 2 Tomato, chopped
 ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
 1 tsp Red Chili powder
 1 tsp Salt
 Coriander leaves
 4 cups Water

Directions

1

Wash the yellow moong dal and set it aside.

2

In a pan, add water and yellow moong dal. Cook it for 15 to 20 mins on low to medium flame till its soft and fluffy.

3

On a hot pan, add Ghee and Cumin seeds. Saute for 10 secs.

4

Later add chopped Onions and saute till golden brown.

5

Add Turmeric powder and red chilli powder and saute for a minute.

6

To this add tomatoes and cook it till it's soft and mushy.

7

Once the tomatoes have turned mushy, add the cooked dal into the onion-tomato base and give it a mix.

8

To the dal add salt and mix it well.

9

Cook the dal curry for another 15-20 mins till the dal starts to become thick.

10

Moong Dal curry is now ready. Garnish it with Coriander leaves.

Moong Dal Curry
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