🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Hara Moong Dal Tadka

Name: Hara Moong Dal Tadka
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 42 min
Total time: 57 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 2-inch piece Ginger; 1-2, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 3 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Moong Dal

🇮🇳 Indian

Green moong with a big ghee-cumin tadka, the thirty-minute dal of every hostel kitchen. The everyday pot of gold that anchors every Indian thali. Serve with steamed rice and a spoon of ghee.

Prep 15 min Cook 42 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato2, chopped
Ginger2-inch piece
Green Chili1-2, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee3 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Yellow Moong Dal1 cup, rinsed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Cook the yellow moong dal in a generous amount of water with turmeric and salt, skimming the foam, until each grain surrenders.
2
Beat the dal with a wire whisk until silky, adding hot water to a pouring consistency.
3
For the tadka, bloom cumin in ghee with dried red chilies until they swell and darken.
4
Fry tomato with the ginger until it collapses into the fat, then pour the whole thing over the simmering dal.
5
Finish with a second tiny tadka — ghee, red chili powder, poured sizzling over the top — and a shower of cilantro.

Chef's tip

Too thick? Loosen with hot water, never cold.

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Watch how it's made

Video: हरी मूँग दाल मुगलाई | Kunal Kapur Style Hari Moong Dal Tadka | Winter Special Kunal Kapur Recipes · on YouTube