Recipe: Appetizing Green and yellow moong dal (with coconut milk)

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Green and yellow moong dal (with coconut milk). Hot and spicy moong dal is cooked with scrambled eggs and served with tandoori roti. This lentil dish is made with whole moong dal or green gram. You can also make it with split moong dal.

Green and yellow moong dal (with coconut milk)

With a slight difference in their stages of processing, their taste changes completely. Moong dal has a very high significance in Ayurveda. It's considered as the easiest lentil to digest. You can have Green and yellow moong dal (with coconut milk) using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Green and yellow moong dal (with coconut milk)

  1. It's 1 Cup of green Moong Dal (whole).
  2. You need 1/2 cup of yellow Moong Dal (split).
  3. It's 1 of big Onion (finely chopped).
  4. You need 1 tsp of Mustard Seeds.
  5. You need 1 of spring Curry leaves.
  6. Prepare 2 of Dry red chillies.
  7. It's 1/4 tsp of Turmeric Powder.
  8. Prepare 3/4 cup of Coconut Milk.
  9. It's 2-3 of green chillies.
  10. Prepare 1 tsp of Cumin Seeds.
  11. Prepare 1 tbsp of Coconut Oil.
  12. Prepare 1 tsp of Garam Masala.
  13. You need 1/2 tsp of Lemon juice.
  14. You need to taste of Salt.

As per Ayurveda, this lentil cleanses the body by removing. Moong dal with coconut cream is South Indian inspired dish. It is known as Parippu in South India but I make with little twist by adding greens in it. Moong Dal (yellow dal) is a healthy Indian comfort food prepared from yellow split lentil (green split gram without skin) and many spices.

Green and yellow moong dal (with coconut milk) step by step

  1. Soak the green Moong Dal in hot water for 1 hour. Then pressure cook it and set aside..
  2. Now pressure cook the yellow Moong Dal with 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder and set aside..
  3. Grind 2-3 green Chillies and 1 tsp Cumin Seeds with 2 tbsp of the 3/4 cup Coconut Milk and pour it back to the 3/4 cup and mix well. Set aside..
  4. Heat 1 tbsp Coconut Oil in a pot. Add 1 tsp Mustard Seeds and let them splutter. Now add the 2 dry red Chillies and give it a quick stir. Then add the chopped Onion and Curry leaves to it. Mix well and saute till Onion turns translucent..
  5. Add then the cooked yellow and green Moong dal with a bit water and Salt to it and mix well..
  6. When it starts to boil add the Coconut-green chilli- cumin milk to it and mix well. Let it come to simmer and add 1 tsp Garam Masala and 1/2 tsp Lemon juice. Mix everything well and let it simmer for 5-10 minutes. Green-yellow Moong Dal is ready to enjoy.

It is rich in protein and a staple food in India and main source of protein for vegetarians. Serve it with rice and roti for healthy wholesome meal. Have you ever tried Green Moong dal recipe with coconut milk? If not, this is the right time to give a try on this healthy dish. Green moong dal or green gram dal is very rich in protein, iron, fiber, antioxidants, and phytonutrients.