↑

Cook Click N Devour!!!

Easy Vegetarian & Vegan Recipes For Everyone

  • About Me
  • Home
  • Recipe index
  • Contact
  • Privacy policy
Home / Dal & Curry Recipes / Moong dal recipe | How to make restaurant style moong dal fry recipe

Published: November 7, 2017 | Updated November 4, 2020 | By Harini

Moong dal recipe | How to make restaurant style moong dal fry recipe

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

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.

moong dal recipe

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 fry recipe b

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.

moong dal fry recipe c

How to make moong dal fry recipe with step by step photos.

Rinse and add the mung dal into a pressure cooker.

moong dal fry recipe step 2
Add 3 cups water and cook until done. It should be mushy and smooth.

moong dal fry recipe step 3
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.

moong dal fry recipe step 1
Add chopped onions and saute well.

moong dal fry recipe step 4
Add tomatoes and saute well till mushy.

moong dal fry recipe step 5
Add turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
Add the cooked dal and 1/2 cup water.

moong dal fry recipe step 6
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 step 7

Moong dal fry recipe card below:

 

moong dal recipe

Moong dal recipe | How to make restaurant style moong dal fry recipe

Harini
Moong dal fry recipe with step wise photos. Split yellow moong dal cooked and tempered with onions, spices and herbs.
5 from 3 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course side
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 156 kcal

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 156kcal
Tried this recipe? Snap a pic and share 🙂Mention cookclickndevou or tag cookclickndevour

 

640shares
  • Share 9
  • Yummly 2
  • Flipboard
  • Twitter

Shared by Harini

About Harini

I am Harini. The recipe developer, food photographer and chef behind cook click n devour. My aim behind this blog is to provide easy, tried and tested recipes that beginners can cook with confidence. I took keen interest in cooking and took courses on cooking, baking during teens purely out of passion. With a decade of cooking experience I am glad to share my recipes and culinary knowledge with you all here. Stay tuned and happy cooking!
Harini :)

Comments

  1. Sridevi says

    January 2, 2018 at 8:23 pm

    5 stars
    This moong dal looks so comforting and warm just like baby food for adults 🙂

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Hello, I am Harini


The chef, author and photograper of cook click n devour.Here I bring to you tried and tested vegetarian recipes with step by step photos and videos to make cooking a pleasure and fulfilling experience. Happy cooking!
Read More

As Seen In

AboutContactPrivacy
Copyright ©2021, Cook Click N Devour!!!. All Rights Reserved.