West Bengal

Bhaja moong dal

Name: Bhaja moong dal
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 1 cup moong dal (split yellow mung beans); 4 cups water; 1 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); Salt, to taste; 1/2 cup green peas; 1 tbsp ghee; 2 tsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 bay leaf (indian bay leaf); 2 dried red chilli; 2 cardamom 2 cloves, small cinnamon whole spices; 1 inch grated ginger; 1 1/2 tsp sugar

Roasted moong dal with peas, ghee and a whisper of sugar. Every Bengali festival's dal.

45 minTime

13 gProtein each

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Bhaja moong dal the Bengali way.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Moong dal (split yellow mung beans)1 cup

Water4 cups

Turmeric (ground turmeric)1 tsp

Saltto taste

Green peas½ cup

Ghee1 tbsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)2

Dried red chilli2

Whole spices2 cardamom, 2 cloves, small cinnamon

Ginger2.5 cm, grated

Sugar1½ tsp

Method

4 steps

1Dry roast the moong dal in a heavy pan on medium, stirring constantly.
2Wash quickly and boil with water and turmeric until soft but not mushy.
3Heat ghee and oil, add cumin, bay leaves, dried chillies and whole spices. Add ginger and the peas.
4Add the dal, salt and sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes, adjusting thickness with hot water.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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Bhaja moong dal

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