Dry Moong Dal

(Serves 3-4 people)

Ingredients

• Soaked Moog Dal-1 cup
• Water-2 cups
• Long Sliced Onion-1 cup
• Green Chilies-1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds-1/4 tsp
• Cumin Seeds-1/4 tsp
• Asafoetida (Hing)-a pinch
• Curry leaves-3
• Turmeric-1/2 tsp
• Lemon Juice-1 tsp
• Salt-3/4 tsp
• Oil-2 tbsp

Method

1. Soak moong dal for 2 hours.
2. Strain all the water.
3. Now take a pan, add oil and heat it.
4. Now add mustard seeds, let them crack.
5. Add cumin seeds and hing.
6. Add sliced onions, green chili and curry leaves.
7. Stir it till golden brown.
8. Now add turmeric and stir it for a while.
9. Add moong dal, water and salt.
10. Cover it with the lid.
11. Cook in medium high flame.
12. Cook till it gets tender (not over cooked).
13. Once it's tender and water has left, dry the water in high flame.
14. Now add lemon juice and garnish it with cilantro.

Tips:

• For good taste, dal should be cooked not over cooked. 
• Don't dry all the water; keep it a little bit moist, otherwise it will be too dry by the time you start eating it. 
• This dal cooks good in a pan not in a pressure cooker.