Tadkewali Moongdal

My final recipe for this week under north Indian side dish is a dal. A perfect side dish for rice, I can enjoy this type of simple dal with rice pickle and pappad.. Perfect simple meal right?. Actually  this tadkewali  dal is made with toor dal . But this recipe I learn from my friend when I was in Khajuraho. She is from Indore and she is the one who teach me most of the MP and UP dishes. Those days I even don't know how to make fhulkas(pulka),she used to hold my hands and teach me how to roll and fry pulkas on direct fire. I think I am very blessed to have friends like this. This is a simple recipe but very comfort food.

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INGREDIENTS:---

Ginger --- 1 inch piece chopped

Garlic --- 4 cloves chopped

Oil ---- 2 tab sp

Moong dal ---  1 cup

Red chili powder --- 1/2 tea sp

Turmeric powder --- 1/4 tea sp

Salt to taste

Mustard seeds ---  1/2 tea sp

Dry red chillies ---- 1 broken

Onion --- 1 small chopped

Tomato ---- 1 small chopped

green chilies -- 2 slit

Garam masala --- 1 /2 tea sp

Cumin powder   ---  1/4 tea sp

METHOD:---

1. Dry roast moong dal till golden and add water to cover the dal and cook till soft. switch off the heat and mash the dal well.

2.  Heat 1 tab sp oil in a pan add chopped ginger,chopped garlic, onion and fry till golden then add chopped tomato, slit green chillis fry for a while.

3. Now add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala powder mix well and add cooked and mashed moong dal add a half cup of water it the dal is too thick, add salt to taste mix well and bring to full boil and switch off the heat.
4. Now heat the other 1 tab sp oil in a pan add mustard seeds let them popup then add broken red chillies and add this tadka to the dal, garnish with cumin powder and serve hot with steamed basmati rice , jeera aloo, pappad and pickle.

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