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Muradabadi Moong Ki Dal - Yellow Moong Dal with Spices
Prep: 20 min Cook: 15 min Servings: 4by Hina Gujral170 recipes>At my place, in every wedding Moradabad Dal has to be in the menu and there are special cooks who come from Moradabad to cook this delicacy. I don't know why my mother made it at home and at every wedding we all use to relish Muradabadi Dal. When I say it has to be in the wedding menu I mean to say in the starters menu, not main course, yes it is enjoyed as a starter, appetizer or snack whatever you like to call it but I have never seen this dal as part of main course. Ingredients
- 1 Cup yellow moong dal
- 1 tbsp tamarind pulp
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- Salt, as per taste
- ¼ tsp of asafoetida (hing)
- For serving:
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 2 green chili, seeded and chopped
- A thumb size piece of ginger, julienned
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 tsp red chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 2 tsp chaat masala
- 2 - 3 lemon wedges
- A fistful of coriander leaves, chopped
- 20g butter, cut into small cubes
- ⅓ Cup cubes of paneer
- 2 tbsp ghee
Directions
- Wash & soak the dal for at least 30 minutes.
- Boil dal with 4 cups of water along with salt, asafoetida, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder and tamarind pulp.
- Once dal is cooked mash it nicely.
- Remove the dal from the fire, ladle the dal into the serving bowls.
- In the pan heat ghee, once ghee is hot add cumin seeds. When seeds starts crackling switch off the flame and add spoonful of tadka on each bowl of dal.
- Sprinkle a pinch of cumin, red chili powder, chaat masala along with spoonful of chopped onion, tomato, paneer, ginger slices and green chili.
- To finish of garnish, sprinkle chopped coriander, a small cube of butter and squeeze juice of lemon on top.
- Serve hot.
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