Pudina Moong Dal Recipe (Mint Moong Dal)

Name: Pudina Moong Dal Recipe (Mint Moong Dal)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ cup Yellow Moong Dal (1/2 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split)); ½ tsp Red Chili Powder (1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder); ¼ tsp Ground Turmeric (1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); ¼ tsp Cumin Seeds (1/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)); 1 pinch Asafoetida (1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)); 1 tbsp Clarified Butter (1 tablespoon Ghee); 2 tbsp Mint (2 tablespoons Mint Leaves (Pudina) chopped); 0 pieces Water (Water as needed); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt as needed)

Pudina Moong Dal Recipe (Mint Moong Dal) - Dal Recipes (Indian)

35 minIndian

Servings2

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Steps

1To begin making the Pudina Moong Dal recipe, add 1 cup of water, turmeric powder and washed moong dal in a stainless steel vessel and cook till the dal turns soft. Alternatively, just pressure cook upto 2 whistles.
2Once the dal is cooked, add 1 and 1/2 cups of water, salt. Bring to a boil and then simmer. While the dal is simmering, prepare the tadka.
3Heat ghee/oil in a tadka pan. First fry the cumin seeds and then add asafoetida.
4Add mint leaves and fry for some seconds. Lastly add red chili powder.
5Immediately, pour this tempering/tadka mixture in the dal & stir well. Simmer the dal for 2 to 3 minutes.
6Serve Pudina Moong Dal along with Capsicum Usili and Phulkas for a weekday lunch or dinner.