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Green Mung Daal With Burnt Garlic Tadka
Green mung daal is another simple lentil soup side dish. This one is made with whole green mung beans and tempered with slightly burnt garlic and spices! Vegan Gluten Free Recipe.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 284 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Vegan , gluten-free
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup green mung beans (soaked 2 hours to a day)
- 2 cups water
Tempering:
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- pinch of asofetida
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 5 curry leaves
- 5-6 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1 dry red chili pepper
- 1/4 cup onions chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Rinse the soaked mung beans and pressure cook with 2 cups of water for 2 whistles. Wait for the pressure to go down by itself before opening the pressure cooker.
- For the tempering, heat the oil in a medium pan on medium low heat until hot.
- Add the mustard seeds. Once they start to sputter, add in the asofetida and curry leaves.
- Add in broken dry red chili, garlic, coriander powder and turmeric and mix well.
- Cook on medium low heat until the garlic starts to turn golden brown.
- Add in the onions and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the cooked beans to the tempering or the tempering to the beans pan and mix well.
- Add salt and black pepper to taste and cook the beans soup for 3-4 minutes so that the soup can pick up the flavor of the tempering.
- Serve hot with rotis or rice, garnished with fresh cilantro leaves!
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Notes
- Nutritional value is based on 1 serving
Nutrition Information
Calories
284kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Sodium
600mg
(25%)
Potassium
919mg
(26%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
240IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
57.1mg
(63%)
Calcium
123mg
(12%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 284
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 284kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Sodium | 600mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 919mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 240IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 57.1mg | 63% |
| Calcium | 123mg | 12% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.