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(164)Khata Moong

Ingredients

  • ½ cup whole Moong ( Green gram).
  • ¾ cup water for cooking.
  • 1 tsp. salt.
  • ½ tsp. Turmeric powder.
  • ½ cup curd.
  • ½ spoon grated ginger.
  • Tempering Ingredients( Vaghar)
  • 1 tbsp. Oil
  • ½ tsp. Cumin seeds.
  • ¼ tsp. Asafoetida powder.
  • 8-10 curry leaves.
  • 2 Red whole chillies.
  • 1 tbsp. Coriander leaves.

Method

  1. Wash moong 2-3 times. Soak overnight and next day morning drain water.
  2. Add water, salt and turmeric powder in moong for cooking.
  3. Pressure cook upto 2 whistles.
  4. Once pressure is released remove from cooker and strain cooked Moong.
  5. Strained water you can use for making Moong Osaman. Whole moong keep aside.
  6. In pan take curd and 2 cup Water . Mix thoroughly with the help of churner and then add whole moong in it .Mix grated ginger.
  7. Boil on medium heat and stir continuously otherwise curd starts curdling.
  8. After two boils switch off the flame or put tempering vessel on another stove and heat oil in it.
  9. Add Cumin seeds and wait for crackling sounds. Add Asafoetida powder, Curry leaves and Coriander leaves. Soute for 10-15 seconds and mix vaghar with moong.
  10. Cook again till two boils. Switch off the flame.
  11. Taste the dish before serving. Serve hot with steamed rice and Fulka roti or Bajra roti or Jower roti or Bhakhri or as you wish