Moong-Masoor Dal- Low Calorie Dal

Dal is quintessential Indian thali dish. No Indian meal is complete without it. Dal-Rice is the best comfort food. One cannot say No to it. It is a kind of lentil soup. It is rich in protein and easy to digest. I am sharing one of my favorite, simple, Low-calorie Dal recipes.

INGREDIENTS-

¼ cup Masoor Dal [Brown Lentil]

¼ cup Moong Dal [yellow split lentil]

1 tsp oil/ghee

1 tsp cumin

¼ tsp Mustard seeds

¼ tsp asafetida

1 tsp grated ginger

1 Tomato, chopped

¼ tsp turmeric

½ tsp Cumin Powder

½ tsp Coriander Powder

½ tsp red chili powder

Pinch of cinnamon powder

1 tsp Salt

METHOD-

1.    Wash both the lentils and keep it aside.

2.    Heat oil/ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cumin, mustard seeds, and asafetida. Allow it splutter.

3.    Then add grated ginger, chopped tomatoes and all the dry masala’s. Sauté it for a minute.

4.    Time to add the washed lentils to it. Meanwhile, boil 2 cups of water.

5.    Add boiling water to the lentil, lastly, add salt and pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles or until the Dal is cooked.

6.    Once cooked, add some lemon juice [it is completely optional] and serve it with hot steamed brown rice.

7.    Add little ghee over it to enhance the taste.

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Mix Pulses curry

[Chana, Black-eyed beans and Moong Curry]

Ingredients:-

1 cup mix pulses (Brown chickpeas, Green Moong and Black-eyed beans)

2 tbsp oil

1 tbsp cumin

¼ tsp asafoetida

1 cup chopped onions

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

¼ cup desiccated coconut (you can use fresh coconut)

2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder

1 tbsp coriander powder

½ tsp turmeric

1 tsp garam masala

1 cup boiled, chopped tomatoes

1 tbsp kasuri meethi

1 tsp salt

1 tsp chana masala

Method:-

1.   Soak mix pulses for 5 hours. After 5 hours drain it.

2.   Heat oil in pot, add cumin, chopped onions and asafetida and cook till the onions gets soft.

3.   Add salt, ginger garlic paste and sauté it for another 2 minutes.

4.   Now add desiccated coconut mix it and sauté till the oil separates from the onions.

5.   Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric and garam masala. Mix it well.

6.   Now add kasuri meethi and chopped boiled tomatoes and sauté it for 2 minutes on a high flame.

7.   Add soaked pulses, 2 cup boiling water, cover it with lid. Cook till the pulses gets cooked.

8.   Now add chana masala and again boil for 2 minutes on high flame.

9.   Check the consistency of gravy. If you want dry sabji cook it till the gravy evaporates.

10.                     Mix the curry well and serve it.

11.                     You can carry this pulses curry in your lunch box.

12.                     Goes well with ghee Phulka/ steamed rice or even with bread.

 

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