Moong Dal Sambar Recipe

This Sambaar is a very good combination for idly, dosa and chapatti and puri. The same method can be done with masoor dal also. You can add any vegetables of your choice too like carrot, beans, cabbage.
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Summary

Preparation Time5 MinCooking Time15 Min
Ready In20 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyServings3
CuisineIndianCourseBreakfast
MethodBoilSpecialityWedding
VegetarianVeganMain IngredientOthers
Interest GroupQuick

Ingredients

 
1/2 cup moong daal
 
15 small onions cut in two or 1 big onion sliced
 
2 sliced tomatoes
 
1 pinch turmeric
 
1/2 tsp salt
 
1 tsp sambar powder
 
To Season :
 
1 tsp mustard seeds and urud daal
 
6 count curry leaves
 
1 tsp butter

Directions

* Cook moong daal with 2 cups water, a tsp of oil and a pinch of turmeric in cooker for 2 whistle sounds.

* Meanwhile in a pan pour oil and add mustard seeds, when they splutter add urud daal and curry leaves, small onions, 3 slit green chillies and fry for 3 mins.

* Now add cut tomatoes and fry for 3 mins.

* Put sambaar powder and 1/2 cup water, a pinch asafoetida and boil for a min.

* Open the cooker after steam goes and mix the daal once and add the onion, tomato mix to daal, add salt and if needed add some more water and close lid.

* Cook again for 1 whistle.

* Open the cooker after steam goes and add 1 tsp of butter to this to give a nice aroma.

* Moong daal sambaar is ready.

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