Whole Moong Dal Tadka
Whole Moong Dal Tadka

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, whole moong dal tadka. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook whole moong dal tadka using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Whole Moong Dal Tadka:
  1. Prepare 1/2 cup whole Moong Dal (Green Gram Lentil), soaked for 5-6 hours
  2. Prepare 1/4 cup split moong dal, soaked for 2 hours
  3. Get 1-2 green chilies, chopped
  4. Prepare 1 " ginger, grated
  5. Get to taste salt
  6. Take 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
  7. Get 2-3 tbsp. oil
  8. Take 1 tsp. cumin seeds
  9. Get 1 " cinnamon stick
  10. Prepare 2-3 green cardamoms
  11. Make ready 4-5 cloves
  12. Prepare 2 bay leaves
  13. Make ready 2 onions, chopped
  14. Get 1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
  15. Get 1 tsp. tomato paste
  16. Make ready 1 tsp. roasted coriander-cumin powder
  17. Make ready 1 tsp. red chili powder
  18. Prepare 1 tsp. garam masala powder
  19. Make ready 1 tbsp. yoghurt
  20. Prepare 1 tsp. ghee
  21. Take 2-3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  22. Get pinch paprika
  23. Make ready 1 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped
  24. Get few onion slices to garnish (opt)
Steps to make Whole Moong Dal Tadka:
  1. Pressure cook both the dals along with 1 chopped onion, ginger and green chilies in 2 cups water for 10 minutes on a low flame after 2 whistles. Add salt and turmeric powder and give it a whisk. Keep aside.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and temper with cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, bay leaves and 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds. Saute for a few seconds.
  3. Add the remaining onion and fry till light brown. Now add the ginger-garlic paste, tomato paste, coriander-cumin powder, red chili powder and garam masala powder mixed with 2 tbsp. water.
  4. Fry till oil separates. Add the boiled dal and simmer on a medium flame for 2 minutes. Then add the yoghurt and continue to simmer for a further 2-3 minutes. Take off the flame.
  5. Heat ghee and temper with the remaining cumin seeds. After it stops spluttering, add the chopped garlic and fry further till it changes colour.
  6. Switch off the flame and add a pinch of paprika. Immediately pour this tempering over the cooked dal and serve, garnished with coriander leaves and sliced onion.

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