Moong Dal Recipe | Moong Dal Tadka
Moong Dal Tadka is a simple Indian dish made from yellow moong lentils cooked with a tempering made of onion, tomato and spices.
Recipe Info
Nutrition
Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 2g
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Ingredients For Moong Dal Recipe | Moong Dal Tadka
For cooking the dal
- 3/4 Cup Yellow Moong Dal (split & skinned green gram)
- 3 Cups Water
- 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
For the tempering
- 1 Medium Sized Onion
- 2 Tomatoes
- 1-2 Green Chillies
- 3-4 Cloves Garlic
- 1 Teaspoon Ginger Paste
- 8-10 Curry Leaves (Kadi Patta)
- 1/4 Cup Coriander Leaves (Cilantro or Dhaniya)
- 1 Teaspoon Rai (Black Mustard Seeds)
- 1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
- 1/4 Teaspoon Heeng (Asafoetida)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
- 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhaniya Powder)
- 1/4 Teaspoon Garam Masala
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Cooking Oil
Step By Step Instructions for Moong Dal Recipe | Moong Dal Tadka
- Wash the yellow moong dal and add it to a pressure cooker.3/4 Cup Yellow Moong Dal (split & skinned green gram)
- Add water along with salt & haldi (turmeric powder).1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi), 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- Pressure cook the dal till you get one whistle, around 10 minutes. Let the steam come out, then open the pressure cooker. Set the cooked dal aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai or pan and add rai (black mustard seeds). When the mustard seeds start to splutter, add jeera (cumin seeds) and heeng (asafoetida).1 Teaspoon Rai (Black Mustard Seeds), 1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Jeera), 1/4 Teaspoon Heeng (Asafoetida), 1 Tablespoon Cooking Oil
- When the cumin seeds start to crackle, add ginger paste, minced garlic, curry leaves and chopped green chillies. Stir for a few seconds.3-4 Cloves Garlic, 1 Teaspoon Ginger Paste, 8-10 Curry Leaves (Kadi Patta), 1-2 Green Chillies
- Add finely chopped onion. Fry for 2-3 minutes.1 Medium Sized Onion
- Then add haldi (turmeric powder), red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt. Mix and cook for 3-4 minutes till the onions turn golden brown.1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi), 1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder, 1/2 Teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhaniya Powder), 1/4 Teaspoon Garam Masala, 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- Add chopped tomatoes to the pan.2 Tomatoes
- Cook for 4-5 minutes till the tomatoes become soft.
- Add the cooked dal to the pan.
- Stir to mix the dal with the tempering.
- Add around 1/2 cup of water to adjust the consistency and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Then add some chopped coriander leaves. Optionally you can also add some lemon juice.1/4 Cup Coriander Leaves (Cilantro or Dhaniya)
- Mix the coriander leaves with the dal.
- Moong Dal Tadka is ready. Serve it hot with rice or any Indian bread like roti or puri.
