Last updated on April 18th, 2020
Moong dal recipe with step by step photos. restaurant style moong dal fry recipe for roti, jeera rice. I often make north Indian style dal fry recipes as they are tasty and healthy. This delicious dal recipe made with moong dal is something I make at least twice a month.
This restaurant style moong dal fry is not bland unlike south Indian moong dal that we make. Many of us detest mung dal masiyal as it is very bland and pasty 🙂 Do try this moong dal fry recipe which is flavorful and healthy as well. This moong dal recipe is suitable for toddlers and kids too. Easy to digest, healthy and wholesome recipe of mung dal for everyone. When making for babies and toddlers, kids you can add pepper powder instead of chilies.
Mung dal is the fast food among Indian lentils. Moong dal is one of the quick cooking dals and cooks in no time. Moong dal is the most commonly used dal in Indian cusine. It is used various recipes right from starters to desserts like moong dal chilla, peserattu, dal dosa, khichdi, halwa, murukku recipes
Moong dal is easy to digest and often preferred when light diet prescribed. As I have mentioned in my khichdi recipe mung dal is a lentil packed with nutrition. It has lots of mentions in ancient ayurvedic medicine. It balances the three doshas (vatha, pitha, kapa) and helps in cleansing the intestine. Both whole yellow green gram and husked split yellow mung are used in various Indian recipes.
Now this simple dal fry recipe tastes so good when served hot.I like to serve moong dal with jeera rice or plain steamed rice and ghee. Moong dal fry, plain rice and potato curry make the best meal ever 🙂
If you are looking for more dal recipes do check rajma, dal tadka, dal makhani, dal fry , dhaba dal recipes.
How to make moong dal fry recipe with step by step photos.
Rinse and add the mung dal into a pressure cooker.
Add 3 cups water and cook until done. It should be mushy and smooth.
Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a pan.
Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, slit green chilies, ginger garlic. Fry till raw smell goes off.
Add chopped onions and saute well.
Add tomatoes and saute well till mushy.
Add turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
Add the cooked dal and 1/2 cup water.
Mix and simmer for 5-7 minutes. Add more water for thinner mung dal.
Add garam masala powder and mix well.
Add kasuri methi, coriander leaves and mix well. Serve mung dal hot with rice.
Moong dal fry recipe card below:
Moong dal recipe | How to make restaurant style moong dal fry recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup split yellow moong dal./ pasi paruppu/ split mung lentils
- 3 cups water
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon ghee OR oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 10-12 curry leaves
- 3-4 green chilies
- 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
- 2-3 cloves crushed garlic
- 1 big onion finely chopped
- 1 big tomato finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon kauri methi
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
- Rinse and add the mung dal into a pressure cooker.
- Add 3 cups water and cook until done. It should be mushy and smooth.
- Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a pan.
- Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
- Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, slit green chilies, ginger garlic. Fry till raw smell goes off.
- Add chopped onions and saute well.
- Add tomatoes and saute well till mushy.
- Add turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
- Add the cooked dal and 1/2 cup water.
- Mix and simmer for 5-7 minutes. Add more water for thinner mung dal.
- Add garam masala powder and mix well.
- Add kasuri methi, coriander leaves and mix well. Serve mung dal hot with rice.
This moong dal looks so comforting and warm just like baby food for adults 🙂