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Mom's Simple Moong Dal Recipe with Garlic Chili Tadka.

Mom's Simple Moong Dal is spiced only with green chilies and garlic and makes for a light weeknight soup. Vegan Dal Dahl Daal Recipe with yellow Lentils. Serves 2 to 3

Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 417 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry Moong dal, Mung Dal / petite yellow lentils (split and skinned mung bean)
  • 3 cups water 3.5 cups for thinner consistency
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
Tadka
  • 2-3 teaspoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 3-4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
  • 1 green chili finely chopped
  • 1/8 tsp asafetida hing (optional)

Instructions

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  1. Wash and soak the Mung Dal for an hour.
  2. In a deep pan, add the drained dal and 3 cups water, salt and turmeric. Cover and cook on low-medium heat until dal mashes easily. 20-25 minutes.
  3. Or pressure cook on medium for 1 whistle ( 6 minutes at high pressure). Let the pressure release on its own . The dal in the pictures is pressure cooked hence well mashed.
  4. Once the beans are cooked, In a small pan, add the oil and heat on medium-high heat.
  5. Add mustard seeds and let them start to sputter. Reduce heat to low medium.
  6. Add the garlic, chili and asafetida-hing. (If you have an electric stove the temperature won’t immediately come down, and garlic can burn, so wait for a minute or take pan off the stove to reduce the heat of the pan, then add garlic and chili)
  7. Cook until the garlic and chili have brown edges.
  8. Drop this tadka into the cooked dal, mix just lightly so a good portion of the tempering stays on top of the dal. and serve hot.

Notes

  • Nutritional values based on one serving

Nutrition Information

Calories 417kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 68g (23%) Protein 25g (50%) Fat 5g (8%) Sodium 691mg (29%) Potassium 1307mg (37%) Fiber 17g (68%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 120IU (2%) Vitamin C 9.1mg (10%) Calcium 156mg (16%) Iron 7.3mg (41%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 417

% Daily Value*

Calories 417kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 68g 23%
Protein 25g 50%
Fat 5g 8%
Sodium 691mg 29%
Potassium 1307mg 28%
Fiber 17g 68%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 120IU 2%
Vitamin C 9.1mg 10%
Calcium 156mg 16%
Iron 7.3mg 41%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.