Easy Moong Dal Recipe | Moong Dal Tadka | Restaurant Style Yellow Moong Dal

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: dal
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

for pressure cooking:

  • 1 cup moong dal
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 2 cup water

other ingredients:

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • pinch hing
  • 3 chilli (finely chopped)
  • 5 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (grated)
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tomato (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

for tadka:

  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 5 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder

Method

  1. Firstly, in a pressure cooker take 1 cup moong dal, ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp oil, and 2 cup water.
  2. Pressure cook for 2 whistles.
  3. Once the pressure releases, add 1 cup water and mix well. This helps to prevent moong dal from turning mushy. Keep aside.
  4. In a pan heat 2 tbsp oil. Add 1 tsp cumin, 1 dried red chilli and pinch hing.
  5. Saute on low flame until the spices are aromatic.
  6. Further add 3 chilli, 5 cloves garlic, 1 inch ginger. Saute till they turn aromatic.
  7. Now add 1 onion and saute well.
  8. Keeping the flame on low, add ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp coriander powder. Saute till the spices turn aromatic.
  9. Add 1 tomato and saute till the tomatoes turn mushy. You can also add water to make the tomato mushy.
  10. Furthermore, add cooked dal, 1 tsp salt and mix well adjusting the consistency as required.
  11. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the flavors are well absorbed.
  12. To prepare the tadka, heat 2 tbsp ghee. Fry 5 cloves garlic till they turn golden brown.
  13. Keeping the flame on low, add ½ tsp cumin, 1 dried red chilli, ¼ tsp chilli powder.
  14. Pour the tempering on the dal and add 2 tbsp coriander. Mix well.
  15. Finally, enjoy Moong Dal Tadka Recipe with hot steamed rice.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.