Adrasteia

I have Mong Daal and I wanto eat it but how do you cook it

Lusi

Hmm I just take equal parts of mong and masoor (the pink daal), throw them in pot, add water, salt, red pepper, garam masla, corriander powder, haldi, and ginger garlic paste. Cook the daal on medium low till it is tender and you get your desired consistancy. garnish with cilantro and tarka..

Adrasteia

Yeah I know that one its a typical bihari lunch daal but I just wanto cook Mong today.

I had it at an indian restuarant over the weekend and it just tasted so yum on its own.

Im cooking it in my own way lets see what happens

Lusi

Then just cook like regular daal without masoor daal...

Adrasteia

So I made it and it turned out yummmm!!!

Mong Daal with Lehsan ka Tarka

Mostar95

You can also try a dry version of it.

Or you can cook it with fresh green methi or batway ka saag but one with green chilka! Batway kay saag kay saath to bohat hi mazay ki hoti hia yeh green mong daal.

belle

mmm recipe please( step by step), looks so yum.

Pareezay

yummyyyyy!!! share recipe na
i had naan with moong ki dal and vinegar wali pyaaz for lunch today.. it was sooooo good!

Lusi

that looks yummy!

zarra8

When I cook green moon daal it absorbs all the oil from tarka and look rather dry! Does anyone have any tips on how to stop the oil absorption? Adrasteia your daal looks good Mashallah.

Mostar95

I think you keep the pot uncovered after boiling and frying. That makes it dry.

Adrasteia

zaara I think yours looks dry is cause you make let all the water evaporate and leave the daal gaarhi.

So make sure that you dont do that, the daal should be between thick and thin .

Monstar you never leave it uncovered after the boiling cause then the daal will get all cold and the tarka wont sizzle.

And never leave it uncovered after the tarka otherwise the smell would disappear.

shay I had it at a restuarant and it was so yum that I had to come home and cook

I followed my own version of recipe remembering what I tasted in the daal, lots of haldi and lots of roasted garlic.

So I roasted garlic in a bit of oil, added haldi till it gave off its lovely smell then added daal to it and fried for a bit.
To that added namak and laal mirch and let it cook till the daal was tender.

For tarka i used slices of garlic and green chillies.

Sounds so easy but tasted so yum.

When I was eating it i added a bit of Garlic sauce to it too

zarra8

Many thanks to Adrasteia and Morstar for the advise/tips, I cooked green moong daal using your tips and Mashallah got it right....

midnighteyes

adrasteia that looks great!

So no water?
Can you please tell me how much of everything..Im no good with andazay say!

Adrasteia

midnight ofcourse you add water

For A cup of Mong daal

Heat 3 tblspns of Oil and add 2 cloves of fresh diced garlic, when you smell the garlic
Add a heaped teaspoon of haldi, 2 teaspoons of laal mirch and Namak to your taste

Add the cup of daal to it and fry

Then add 3 cups of water and let it cook for an hour and a half

The consist of the daal at the end should be whatever you want it to be.

If you wanto eat it with roti then let the water evaporate so its thick

If you are going to eat it with rice then it should be thin.

For tarka long slices of 2 cloves of garlic and 2 green chllies.

Kikoy

Moong daal with palak

Boil moong daal in water and salt.
Chop palak leaves

Heat oil
Add chopped (medium size) pieces of garlic
Add palak leaves and stir
After about 10mins or so when palak is more or less cooked add salt and tumeric
Now add the daal and more tumeric and chilli powder.
Simmer on low heat.
It should be medium consistency not too watery.

Tastes great with roti and accopmaniement of thickly sliced deep fried brinjals (aubergines) sprinkled with salt chill and dhana jeera powder. Also a salad made from shredded cabbage grated carrots chopped tomatoes cucumber and green pepper. Dress with salt chille powder and lemon.

Inevitably goes well with a glass of lassi.

Oh i feel so hungry now...been in bed with gastric flu and for 24 hrs just eat 1 apple and 2 bananas. I am starved but the sight and smell of food put me off.