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Saturday 9 July 2011

SPLIT GREEN GRAM WITH FENUGREEK LEAVES-DHULI MOONG DAL COOKED IN METHI LEAVES!!!


Simple vegetables are such a delight,They are tasty,low in fats and yet nutritious and tasty.And above all low cost and very easily available.
In this recipe I used Green gram which is very easy to digest and added fenugreek leaves,tastes great with chapatis made of Sorghum flour/Jowar flour.
Heres the recipe:
Cooking time:15mins
Preparaton time:15mins
Serves:5-6 persons.

Ingredients:
  • Split green gram/Dhuli moong ki dal-250gms
  • Fresh fenugreek leaves/Methi leaves- 1/2 cup.
  • Green chillies/Hari mirch- 4 no(chopped)
  • Garlic/Lehsun- 4cloves(chopped)
  • Turmeric powder/Haldi- 1/2 tsp
  • Onions- 1no (medium sized-chopped)
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil- 2tbsp
Cooking method:
  • Wash and soak the dal for atleast half an hour in 2 cups of water.keep aside.
Note: soaked dal will cook faster.
  • In a pan heat oil Add onions and green chillies and saute for 2 min.
  • Add garlic,turmeric powder,fenugreek leaves and salt and fry for another minute.
  • Add the dal along with the water ,mix well and cook covered on a sim flame for atleast 5mins.
  • The dal will absorb all the water and Check if the dal is uncooked add little water and cook covered againn for another  5-8 min on a sim flame.
  • The dal grains shouldnt stick together.
  • Serve hot with chapatis.

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