Simple Mung Dal

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2/3 cup split mung dal, without skins
• 6 1/2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander (or you can use ground cumin)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons shredded fresh gingerroot
• 2 medium serrano chilies, finely diced
• 2 vine ripened tomatoes, finely diced
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, and or 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, black or 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds, depending on your taste and mood
• butter or ghee
• cilantro (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 sort, wash and drain mung beans.
• 2 combine the mung beans, water, turmeric, chili, ginger, salt, ground cumin or coriander in large saucepan with a tight fitting lid and bring to a boil. lower the flame to a medium flame and cook for one hour.
• 3 add the diced tomatoes to the mix 5 minutes before it is done cooking.
• 4 gently fry the remaining spices in butter or ghee until fragrant. add them to the saucepan and turn off the flame. let the spices soak into the dal mixture for 5-10 minutes.
• 5 stir the dal until it is fluffy and smooth.
• 6 serve over rice with the cilantro garnish for added flavor.