Moong Beans - Soupy / Dry
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup Green moong beans (washed)
- 2 medium Tomatoes (chopped)
- 2 tsps Ground coriander/cumin mix
- ½ tsp Red chili powder
- 1 tsp Salt (or to taste)
- 1 tsp Sugar (substitute 2 tsp gor or to taste)
- ½ tsp Ginger (crushed)
- ½ tsp Garlic (crushed)
- ⅛ tsp Ground cloves
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- Green onions (finely chopped, for garnish)
- Green coriander (finely chopped, for garnish)
Instructions
- Pressure cook moong beans with tomatoes and 3 cups of water for 6 whistles (15 minutes in IP).
- Turn off heat and let cool.
- Once the cooker is opened, add water as needed for desired consistency and stir, beans should be soft.
- Add seasonings and stir.
- In a saucepan, heat oil on medium for tempering, add dry red chilies.
- As it browns, add mustard and cumin seeds.
- Once crackled, add turmeric, hing and curry leaves.
- Carefully pour the moong and stir.
- Simmer for 10 minutes on low heat.
- Garnish with green onions and green coriander.
- Note: ¼ C finely chopped white onion can be sautéed in the tempering before adding moong beans.
- Dry Moong: same as above except use 2 cups of water for pressure cooking, do not add tomatoes or additional water. Add ¼ cup of finely chopped onions in the tempering.
Tempering
Ingredients
- 2 tbsps Oil
- 2 whole Dry red chilies
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- ½ tsp Cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp Turmeric
- ⅛ tsp Asafoetida (hing)
- 8 Curry leaves