Green Moong Dal (Mung Bean Curry)

Name: Green Moong Dal (Mung Bean Curry)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 0.5 cup (105 grams) green gram ((dried whole green moong, mung beans)); 0.5 cup (60 grams) onions (fine chopped (1 medium)); 0.75 cup (125 grams) tomatoes (deseeded & chopped or pureed (1 large)); 1 green chili (chopped (optional)); 0.75 tsp ginger (minced or paste (¾ inch)); 2 to 3 garlic (cloves minced (or ¾ teaspoon paste)); 1 sprig curry leaves (or bay leaf); 1.5 to 2 tablespoons oil (or ghee); 0.5 tsp cumin seeds ((jeera)); 0.25 tsp mustard seeds ( (optional)); 0.5 to ¾ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to taste)); 0.5 tsp garam masala; 0.75 tsp coriander powder; 0.25 tsp turmeric; 0.75 tsp salt ((adjust to taste)); 1.5 cup (360 ml) water ((3 cups for pot) (1½ cups for Instant pot)); 2 tbsp coriander leaves (to garnish)

Indian · Dinner, Lunch · 60 min · Gluten-Free, Halal-Friendly, High Fibre, High Protein

Ingredients

0.5 cup (105 grams) green gram ((dried whole green moong, mung beans))
0.5 cup (60 grams) onions (fine chopped (1 medium))
0.75 cup (125 grams) tomatoes (deseeded & chopped or pureed (1 large))
1 green chili (chopped (optional))
0.75 tsp ginger (minced or paste (¾ inch))
2 to 3 garlic (cloves minced (or ¾ teaspoon paste))
1 sprig curry leaves (or bay leaf)
1.5 to 2 tablespoons oil (or ghee)
0.5 tsp cumin seeds ((jeera))
0.25 tsp mustard seeds ( (optional))
0.5 to ¾ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ((adjust to taste))
0.5 tsp garam masala
0.75 tsp coriander powder
0.25 tsp turmeric
0.75 tsp salt ((adjust to taste))
1.5 cup (360 ml) water ((3 cups for pot) (1½ cups for Instant pot))
2 tbsp coriander leaves (to garnish)

Makes 2 servings.

Per serving (estimate)

350 kcal · 20 g protein · 50 g carbs · 10 g fat · 10 g fibre

Method

Follow the original method at indianhealthyrecipes.com.

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