Mung Chole Ki Dal Recipes

MOONG DAL RECIPE

Steps:

• Add moong dal to a bowl and rinse it well and drain the water. Repeat rinsing a few times until the water runs clear. Let soak until you prepare the rest.
• Chop onions, tomatoes, green chilies and ginger.

MOONG DAL

Steps:

• Rinse the dal, checking for any debris; add to saucepan with 2 1/2 cups water. Allow to soak for 30 minutes.
• Bring dal, water, and salt to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until beans are very tender and mixture has thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Add more water, if necessary, to prevent drying out. Stir in ginger, jalapeno pepper, tomato, lemon juice, and turmeric.
• Heat oil in a small saucepan and add cumin seed and red chile pepper. When pepper is heated, add Asafoetida powder and garlic. Stir mixture into split peas and add cilantro; mix well.

CROCK POT DAL

Steps:

• Rinse 1 cup masoor dal (the orange lentils), or split yellow moong dal or toor dal and place ithe lentils in a crockpot whose insides you have lightly oiled.
• Add 3 cups water, put the crockpot on high and cook for two hours.
• Stir, and check to see if more water is needed. Keep checking for water and stirring every 30 minutes until the lentils are cooked smooth.
• When it is almost time to eat, in a large nonstick frying pan put the oil and mustard seeds. Heat over high heat until the mustard seeds have popped for about 10 seconds.
• Quickly stir in the hing and curry leaves.
• Add the tomatoes (optional) and serrano chilies. Stir-fry for about 4 minutes.
• Add the spinach (this is optional). Stir-fry until the spinach is very tender, adding a little water if needed.
• Stir in the turmeric, ground cumin and ground coriander.
• Combine the spices and lentils either in the frying pan or the crockpot and mix until well blended. Check for water.
• Add salt to taste and stir in the lemon juice. If desired, garnish with a little cilantro.
• Variation: Instead of the spinach you can add 1 minced carrot that you have cooked in a bowl of water in the microwave for about 10 minutes, along with 1 large diced potato. When adding the cooked carrot and potato pieces to the fryiing pan, add 1/2 cup frozen green beans and 1/4 cup frozen peas. If you want to use fresh green beans, cook them in the microwave like you did the carrots and potato.

JAIPUR-STYLE QUICK AND EASY MUNG DAL

Steps:

• Add the mung beans, water, turmeric and carrots to a heavy-based medium pan over a high heat and bring the water to the boil; reduce the heat and allow the contents of the pan to simmer, semi-covered, for 15 minutes, or until the mung beans start to break down; add the cauliflower florets to the pan and simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the ghee in a small pan over a medium heat; add the cumin and fennel seeds and gently cook them, stirring occasionally, until they have darkened a few shades; add the chilies and ginger and continue cooking until aromatic.
• Pour the contents of the small pan into the simmering soup in the medium-sized pan; add the fresh coriander leaves, lemon juice, salt and pepper; serve hot in individual serving dishes with a simple rice dish or bread.

MAA CHOLE KI DAL KA PARATHA

Steps:

• Wash dals very well.
• Cook them with ginger garlic salt red chilies and turmeric powder till done.then leave it for cool.
• now Mix dal and all ingredients and knead for 2 minutes. Make a big roll, cover, and let it stand for 15 minutes. Tapping a little water, knead dough again for 3 minutes. Make a big roll again.
• Make 8 ball and roll . Spread little ghee all over and bring all edges together. Press to flatten. With the help of a little dry flour roll into thin round pancake. On a hot Tava, cook like a Parantha, that is browning with ghee on one side. Repeat procedure until finished.

MAA CHOLE KI DAL(URAD AND CHANA DAL)

Steps:

• Wash dals very well.
• Cook themwith ginger,garlic salt,chili powder and tumeric till done.
• heat the oil and fry onion until till golden.
• add onion with oil in dal.and cook for 5 mins now add mint and coriander leaves.
• and serve with rice or roti.

MUNG CHOLE KI DAL

Steps:

• Mix the dals and clean them.
• Now wash the dals properly.
• In a pressure cooker, put dal, water, ginger, garlic, turmeric, salt, chili powder and close.
• Place cooker on maximum heat and bring it to full cooking pressure.
• Now reduce the heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes.
• Do not take the steam out.
• Let it cool gradually.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan.
• Fry cumin and turn off the heat.
• Now add green onions and garam masala.
• Since the oil is hot, onions will get cooked a little.
• In case you are using normal onion, you will have to fry it a little.
• Pour this mixture on dal and stir.
• Give dal another boil and serve hot.