Vegetable mung dal l One pot recipe
A nutritious dal perfect on its own or as a side dish.
Ingredients
- 1 cup mung dal, washed and drained
- 1 cup finely chopped carrots
- ½ cup finely chopped French beans
- 5-6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 inch piece of ginger, finely chopped
- 5 cups of water
- 1 tsp ghee
- a small bunch of coriander, chopped
Instructions
- Add the washed and drained lentils to a bowl along with the carrots, beans, ginger, garlic and water.
- Place the pot over high heat, stir, cover and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and simmer till the lentils are cooked completely. Keep stirring in between. Add more water if it gets too thick.
- Add the turmeric powder and stir well.
- Stir in the chopped coriander and ghee and remove from heat.
- Simmer for a few seconds and remove from heat.
- Serve hot as a soup on its own or with some bread ; or with some boiled rice. We had ours with some boiled rice, Assamese style roasted and smoked mashed aubergine (bengena pura pitika) and Assamese style mashed potatoes (aloo pitika).