Moong Dal

Ingredients:

1/2 cup moong dal, 1 cup water, 2 tomatoes (chopped), 1 onion (chopped), coriander leaves to granish, 1 ginger flake (chopped), 4 green chillies (chopped), 1 tbsp jeera, 3 tbsp ghee, salt to taste.

Method:

Wash dal properly and pressure cook it in water. Add more water, if necessary, to prevent drying out. Remove the cooker from the flame after 2 whistles.

Heat the ghee in a frying pan and add jeera. Fry it for a minute on medium heat. Mix green chillies and ginger. Fry again for about 2 minutes.

Add onions now and fry them till they turn light brown. Now add tomatoes and fry for about 10 minutes.

Put salt and coriander leaves. Mix well and fry for a minute. Mix the prepared gravy into cooked dal. Put it in pressure cooker and cook again for 1 whistle.

Moong dal is ready.

Serve with chappatis or plain rice.