Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup yellow moong dal
- 250 grams chopped turai
- 5 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- 1 tbsp ginger – garlic – green chilli paste
- 2 no medium size tomato puree
- Salt as per taste
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp coriander cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 5 cup water
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp finely chopped green coriander leaves.
Method:
- First wash the yellow moong dal. Soak in warm water for 1 hour. In the meantime, peel the turai wash it and cut it into small pieces.
- Now add oil in a pan and heat it, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida and ginger-garlic-green chili paste and sauté on low flame. Then add tomato puree to this.
- Now add salt to this and mix and sauté tomato for 2 to 3 minutes until the oil separates. Now add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander cumin powder and garam masala and sauté the masala in oil for a minute or two.
- Now add the moong dal to this, mix well. Cover the lid, and let the dal sauté in the masala for 2 minutes. Then add 1/2 cup of water to this and cover with a lid and let it cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
- Then add Turai pieces to this, mix well, cover the lid and let it cook for 2 minutes. Now again add 1 cup of water to it, mix well, cover and cook for 5 to 7 minutes till Turai becomes soft.
- Now turn off the flame and add sugar and chopped green coriander leaves and mix well.
- Delicious turai and moong dal sabji is ready to serve. Garnish with chopped green coriander leaves and serve with hot phulka roti.