Bhugi Dal ( Easy Mung )

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup mung dal
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon amchur (dry mango powder)
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 2 tablespoons oil
• salt
• cilantro (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 soak the mung dal in water for 1 hour, drain and keep aside.
• 2 heat water in a pan, add salt, turmeric and the soaked mung dal.
• 3 cook the mung dal on low flame with closed lid until all the water has evaporated and the mung is cooked but not soggy.
• 4 remove from fire, transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle the rest of the spices.
• 5 heat oil in a small wok crackle the cumin seeds in it and pour it over the dal.
• 6 sprinkle chopped cilantro and serve with sindhi phulkas or paranthas and mixed vegetable pickle.