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Moong Dal Tadka Recipe: When there is a temper of special spices in moong dal, then both its taste and fragrance become wonderful. In ghee, roasted cumin, garlic, dry red chili and asafetida give a great flavor to lentils. This lentil is hot …Read more
How to add moong dal
Highlights
- Put ghee tempering in moong dal
- Make a temper with garlic, cumin, asafoetida
- Serve with hot bread or rice
Moong dal tadka recipe: Moong dal is part of everyday life in our homes. This lentil is also light and is also considered very beneficial for the stomach. Often people boil moong dal and eat a little cumin seeds and eat it, but if you apply special kind of tempering in it, then its taste will increase manifold. In this recipe, we will tell you how a simple moong dal can be made so tasty with the help of special tempering that everyone will praise you. This recipe is also perfect for those who do not consider lentils as boring. Moong dal is easy in digestion due to light. This is the reason why it is given to children, old people and sick people. But this does not mean that its taste should fade. Let us know how to prepare moong dal with a brilliant tempering immediately.
To add tempering
- Ghee – 2 tablespoons (you can also take oil if you want)
- Cumin – 1 teaspoon
- Asafoetida – 1 pinch
- Garlic-5-6 buds finely chopped
- Green chili – 2 finely chopped
- Dry red chili – 2
- Kashmiri red chili powder – 1/2 teaspoon
- Finely chopped coriander – for decoration
First wash the moong dal thoroughly and soak it for 15 minutes. This will cook the lentils quickly and will also be soft. Now put a lid in a cooker and add a lid. Cook on medium heat till 2-3 whistles come. After the whistle is over, open the cooker and see that the lentils are cooked well. Now come on the most important part of this recipe i.e. on applying tempering.
Special method of tempering step by step
Tadka is the soul of moong dal. The more closely and love it will be made, the more tasty the lentils will be. Take a small pan for this. Add ghee to it and heat it. If the ghee is well heated, then add cumin seeds first. When the cumin starts crackling, then add asafetida to it. Asafoetida causes a different fragrance in the early morning. After this, add finely chopped garlic to it. Fry the garlic until golden. As soon as garlic starts to become brown, add dry red chili and green chili to it. Now slow down the gas so that the chillies do not burn.
Put tempering in lentils
Now put this hot tempering in a straight lentils. When the tempering falls in the dal, its fragrance will spread throughout your house. Garnish by adding finely chopped coriander over above.
How to serve
You can serve moong dal with hot bread or cumin rice. In this, the tempering of ghee makes the lentils so tasty that you will keep licking the fingers. If you want, you can also add a pinch of mango powder or lemon juice to it. This will also make the lentils a slight sour, which will look even more tasty to eat.
