Healthy Moong daal

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One of the healthy and tasty recipes I learned from my mother in law is moong daal. During festivals, lunch in my house comprises of channa, poori, kheer, & moong daal. Below is the recipes.

Preparation Time: 1 5 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

250 gms moong daal chilke wala

2 pieces of cinnamon

1/4 tsp mustard seeds (rai / sarson)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
4-5 pieces of green chillies
2  tbsp Coriander-cumin seeds(jeera-dhaniya) powder
1 tbsp oil

7-8 curry leaves
3 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)

salt to taste

Water as needed

Method:

1. Soak moong daal overnight in warm water.
2. Remove the skin by running over cold water over the daal.
3. Heat the oil in a kadai pan and add mustard seeds, cinnamon, curry leaves, green chillies, cumin seeds and asafoetida
4. When they crackle, add the daal.
5. Add turmeric, salt and keep stirring until the daal is cooked properly. This will take almost 20-25 minutes.
6. Add water as needed (2-3 tbsp) and keep stirring.
7. Switch off the flame and add dhaniya-jeera powder and stir well.
8. Garnish it with coriander and serve hot.

Handy tips: This daal requires frequent stirring. So do not enclose this daal while cooking.