Moong Dal (Green Gram) Stir-Fry

Ingredients

Moong dal or green gram, ½ cup

Water, 1 ½ cups

Salt, to taste

For seasoning

Coconut oil, 1 tbs

Mustard seeds, ½ tsp

Curry leaves, a few

Onion (chopped), 1 no.

or 

Shallots (chopped), 10 nos.

Garlic (chopped), 2 cloves

Preparation

• Wash and soak the green gram in water for 8 hours or overnight.
• Then wash two to three times and cook in a saucepan with 1 ½ cups of water over a low flame, stirring occasionally. It will take approximately 20 minutes for the water to fully evaporate and cook the gram. Do not overcook as it will turn mushy.
• Check salt.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.
• Once it pops, add onion, garlic, curry leaves and sauté until the onion turns golden brown.
• Switch off the flame and add to the cooked green gram.
• If you add a little coconut, ¼ tsp turmeric, and ½ tsp chili flakes, it becomes a tasty side dish for rice porridge. 

Your moong dal stir fry is ready. Enjoy with puttu or porridge. Please share and comment, thank you!
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