Monday, April 18, 2011

Methi Dal

Methi dal is really fast and easy dish. Methi in general is good for health and here goes the recipe for Dal.
Ingredients
1 cup Methi leaves
1 Tomato
1 Onion
1/2 cup Moong Dhal
2 Green chillies
1/2 lemon
salt to taste

To temper
1 tea spoon Mustard seeds
1 tea spoon Urad dhal
1 tea spoon Jeera
1 tea spoon Oil

Method
In a pressure cooker add oil, mustard seeds, urad dhal, jeera and allow it to splutter.
Add the onions, tomato and Methi leaves and fry for a minute.
Add the Moong dhal and mix and cook until 1-2 whistles based on your cooker.
Once cooked add salt and lemon and mix well. Add water if required.
Serve hot with phulkas or Rice.

This dish goes to Mom chef's herbs and flowers in my platter event and originally hosted by PJ.

3 comments:

Mehjabeen Arif said...

so healthy looking dhal.. love varieties so dhal..

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Gayathri Anand said...

simple and delicious recipe

Unknown said...

methi dal look very yum!

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