Name: Moong Dal Tadka | Moong Dal Coconut Gravy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Moong Dal – ½ cup; Onion – 1; Garlic pods – 5; Chilli powder – ½ tsp; Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp; Salt as needed; Grated coconut – ¼ cup; Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp; Ghee / Oil – 2 tsp; Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp; Cumin seeds – ½ tsp; Dry Red Chilli – 3; Hing /Asafoetida a generous pinch; Curry Leaves a spring

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Moong Dal Tadka is usually made as a thick gravy made with moong dal and coconut. It is served with idiyappam.

Moong Dal Tadka Recipe | Moong Dal Coconut Gravy recipe with Step by step photos. Moong Dal Coconut Gravy is one staple food in our home. It’s my mom’s recipe. Most of the time idiyappam is paired with this moong dal gravy the combo is absolutely delicious. The same can be served with rice as well. The gravy is usually made slightly thick. And doing the tadka with ghee makes it more divine. Now lets see how to prepare Moong Dal Coconut Gravy.

Step by step Method with pictures:

1. Dry Roast the moong dal till you get a nice aroma, in a pressure cooker add in the roasted moong dal along with Onion, garlic and required water.

Step 1- Moong Dal Tadka Recipe | Moong Dal Coconut Gravy

2. Cook for 4 whistles in a medium flame and wait till the pressure get released on its own. Meanwhile grind the coconut and cumin seeds together by adding little water to a fine paste.

Step 2- Moong Dal Tadka Recipe | Moong Dal Coconut Gravy

3. Mashed the cooked dal with a ladle, to this next add in turmeric powder, Chilli powder and the required salt along with the ground coconut puree.

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4. Mix well. If it’s too thick add little water and bring it to a gravy consistency. Heat a pan with oil /ghee to this add in the mustard seeds and cumin seeds ,then dry red chilli ,Hing and curry leaves.

Step 4- Moong Dal Tadka Recipe | Moong Dal Coconut Gravy

5. To this add in the dal. Cook in a medium flame till comes to a boil and switch off.

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Serve with Idiyappam / Rice Nodules.

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Moong Dal Tadka | Moong Dal Coconut Gravy

Moong Dal Tadka is a is usually made as a thick gravy made with moong dal and coconut. It is served with idiyappam.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Gravy

Cuisine: Indian

Servings:

Calories:

Author: sharmila kingsly

Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml

Ingredients

Moong Dal – ½ cup
Onion – 1
Garlic pods – 5
Chilli powder – ½ tsp
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Salt as needed

To Grind :

Grated coconut – ¼ cup
Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp

To Temper:

Ghee / Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp
Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Dry Red Chilli – 3
Hing /Asafoetida a generous pinch
Curry Leaves a spring

Instructions

Dry Roast the moong dal till you get a nice aroma, in a pressure cooker, add in the roasted moong dal along with Onion, garlic and required water.
Cook for 4 whistles in a medium flame and wait till the pressure gets released on its own. Meanwhile, grind the coconut and cumin seeds together by adding little water to a fine paste.
Mashed the cooked dal with a ladle, to this next add in turmeric powder, Chilli powder, and the required salt along with the ground coconut puree.
Mix well. If it’s too thick add little water and bring it to a gravy consistency. Heat a pan with oil /ghee to this add in the mustard seeds and cumin seeds, then dry red chili, Hing, and curry leaves.
To this add in the dal. Cook in a medium flame till comes to a boil and switch off.

Notes

· Goes well with appam and idiyappam.
· Garnish with coriander leaves if you prefer.

Keyword Moong Dal Coconut Gravy, Moong Dal Tadka

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