INGREDIENTS
- Moong Dal - 3 cups
- Grated Coconut -1 cup
- Green Chillies - 3
- Garlic - 3 flakes
- Cumin Seeds -1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves -A few
- Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
- Pepper Powder -1 tbsp
- Pearl Onion chopped -1
- Mustard seeds -1 tsp
- Red chillies -2(broken into two)
- Coconut oil
- Salt -to taste
- METHOD
- Cook dal in a pressure cooker by adding necessary water and salt into it.
- Mash it well by adding more water if necessary.
- Grind coconut,green chillies,cumin seeds,half of curry leaves,turmeric powder and garlic to a paste.
- Add this to the mashed dal and simmer for 1 minutes.
- Now add pepper powder and cook for 5 more minutes stirring in between,otherwise it can stick to the cooker as the curry is quite thick.
- Remove from the burner and transfer it into a serving dish.Some people like it to be watery.So you can add more water if you need .
- Finally heat coconut oil in a small pan and add mustard seed and when they crackle add redchillies,chopped onion and curry leaves..
- Saute till the onions turn brown. Pour it over the curry and serve hot.
