GREEN GRAM / MUNG BEAN LENTIL

MOONG DAL KI SABJI

HESARU KALU THOVE

NORTH INDIAN STYLE

You Need: (To serve 4 people)    

• Green Gram/Mung Bean (Moong/Hesaru Kalu) - ( 3 cups)

          For enhanced taste, you can use sprouted green gram.

• Chopped Onions (Pyas/Kanda/Eeruli) - (1 medium sized)
• Chopped Tomatoes - (2 medium sized)

         No Need to finely chop as you will be grinding Onions and tomatoes anyways.

         You can also use Tamarind extract (1 medium cup) instead of tomatoes.

• Finely Grated Garlic/Garlic Paste (Lasan/Bellulli) - 1 tbsp
• Finely Grated Ginger/Ginger Paste (Adrak/Shunti) - 1 tbsp
• Chopped Green Chillies (Hara Mirch/Hasi Menasu) - (2-3)

• Cumin Seeds (Jeera/Jeerige) - (½ tbsp)
• Turmeric Powder (Haldi/Arisina) - (1 tsp)
• Coriander Powder (Dhaniya powder/Kottambari pudi) - (1 tsp)
• Cumin Powder (Jeera powder/Jeerige pudi)- (½ tsp) Optional
• Goda Masala/Garam Masala Powder - (½ tsp) Optional
• Powdered Jaggerry (Gud/Bella) - (1 tbsp) Optional

• Oil (To Fry) - (1 tbsp)
• Lime Juice (Nimbu ka Ras/Nimbe Rasa) - (1 tbsp)
• Salt (To taste)
• Water (1 glass)

To Garnish:

• Finely Chopped Cilantro/Coriander leaves (Dhaniya/Kottambari Soppu) - (½ cup)     

    Method:    

• Soak Green Gram overnight or at least for about 5-6 hours. Pressure Cook it for 3-4 whistles.

• Heat Oil in a pan, add Cumin seeds and saute for 2-3 seconds.

• Add finely Grated Garlic, finely Grated Ginger, Chopped Green Chillies, Chopped Onions and Salt one by one. Mix well and saute for 2-3 minutes till the Onion turns tender.

• Add Chopped Tomatoes, Mix well. Cover the lid for 2 minutes and make sure Tomatoes turn soft and tender.

         Instead of tomatoes you can also add Tamarind extract.

• Switch off the gas/stove and grind this onion tomato mixture with a glass of water.

• Heat the ground mixture in a pan. Add pressure cooked Green Gram, Turmeric powder, Coriander powder, Cumin powder, Goda masala/Garam masala and powdered Jaggery. Bring the mixture to a boil.

• Switch off the gas/stove and add lime juice. Garnish with chopped Cilantro/Coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Phulkas/Chapatis/Rotis/ or with Rice :)