Monday, April 27, 2009

MoongDal Sambar



Ingredients:

To Pressure cook:

Moong dhal - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Garlic - 4 nos
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Tomato - 1 - chopped

For Seasoning:

Onion - 1 - chopped
Rec chilli - 2 nos
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Hing/Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp or less
Sambar powder - 1/2 tsp(optional)
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - A hand full

Method:

1. Cook dal in a pressure cooker and wait until the steam goes off.
2. Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard and cumin seeds. Add red chillies, onion, curry leaves and fry well.
3. Mix the cooked dal well and add it to the pan.
4. Add hing, salt, and little sambar powder(if needed) and let it boil for 5 min.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves and turn off.


Note:

-> Serve with rice, pongal, roti....

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