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Moong Daal- Soup

A bowl of soup with cilantro on the side.
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 30 mins
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Best Season: Suitable throughout the year
Ingedrients
  • 1 cup Yellow Moong Daal-wash as per the direction
  • 3 cup Water- this is used for cooking (same for instapot)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Dhana-Jeera ground-some recipes do not use this but I think it gives taste and flavor
  • 0.25 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 2 tbsp Grated frozen coconut-thawed**
  • 2 tbsp Chopped cilantro
  • 1 tsp or more of ginger chili paste
  • 3 cup or more of water to water to wahs Daal- no need to measure this is for information only
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 0.5 tsp each of Black mustard, whole Cumin seeds and chili powder (To use for Tadka)
  • 4 leaves of Curry leaves-optional
  • 1 tsp lemon juice (personal taste)
You can use Pressure Cooker or Instapot or, just cook it in the pot
  1. 1

    Put moong daal in a bowl, add enough water to cover, rub with your hand to clean the daal. Do this until the water runs almost clear. About three times

    Pressure Cooker and Instapot may not need 2 cups of water during cooking. You may need tto add water later. This recipe makes about 4 servings. You can use more spices if you like. There is no hard and fast rule. You may need to try a couple of times before you know yhow you like it. For regular cooking in the pot, always put the soaked daal in hot water.
  2. 2

    Soak daal in two cups of warm water for about 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Heat about two to three cups of water. 

  4. 4

    Add soaked daal and the water from the bowl.

  5. 5

    Turn the heat to medium or low-medium. There will be foam on top which you can scoop it out-this happens in all grains

  6. 6

    Let the daal cook till daal grains are split and broken- add more water if needed from the balance.

  7. 7

    Once daal is broken up, add the spices(save Cilantro and Coconut for serving time), Ginger chili paste and cook for anothe 5 minutes.

  8. 8

    In a small pot with Handle- tadka pot if you have- put oil and heat at medium heat, in about two to three minutes, add the Whole seeds, take the oil off the stove and add chili powder and curry leaves- be careful as they may splatter- and then pour it over the Daal.

  9. 9

    Add cilantro and Coconut on top as garnish and serve. Daal tastes better when served hot with Roti, Rice etc.

Read it online: https://thegreenchutney.com/recipe/moong-daal-soup/