Recipe: Tasty Yellow Moong Dahl

Yellow Moong Dahl.

You can have Yellow Moong Dahl using 12 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Yellow Moong Dahl

1. You need 3 handfuls of yellow moong dahl.
2. Prepare 2 slices of ginger.
3. It's 6 of green chilies, split & deseeded.
4. Prepare of Water, enough to cover and boil down the dahl.
5. You need 1 tbsp of curry powder.
6. It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric.
7. You need of Chili powder.
8. Prepare 1 of small red onion, minced.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of coconut oil.
10. You need to taste of salt.
11. It's 10 of curry leaves.
12. You need of Optional vegetables can be added (potatoes, french beans or carrots).

Yellow Moong Dahl step by step

1. IMPORTANT: To cut down on cooking time, soak moong dahl for 3-4 hours prior to cooking..
2. Place dahl into pot and add water until dahl is fully covered. Boil at high heat. Note: For those opting to add veggies for texture, you may include them at this stage to boil them down. [Avoid using frozen vegetables!].
3. After 15 mins or until the dahl is about 80% softened, throw in ginger, 5 curry leaves and 3 chilies..
4. Boil for another 10-15 mins until dahl is soft and thick. *If you prefer a bit more bite, reduce boiling time. For a soupier consistency, add more water..
5. Turn off heat and stir in curry powder, turmeric and 1/2 tsp chili powder..
6. In a skillet or pan, stir fry onion and the remaining chilies with coconut oil until lightly browned. You can add more chilies for extra kick!.
7. Add remaining curry leaves and 1/2 tsp of red chili powder..
8. Pour stir-fried contents into boiled dahl and stir well..
9. Add salt to taste. At this point, you may also add spices to your liking. IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not reboil the dahl after adding spices or else they might add a burnt taste to the dish..
10. Serve hot. Ideal with chapati, roti, naan, over toasted/non-toasted bread or rice. You can even go crazy and have em with boiled eggs! :).