MOONG DAL POTATO CURRY

Ingredients

1.      Moong dal -1cup

2.      Potato -2medium cubed

3.      Green chilly -3 (crushed)

4.      Ginger - 1 inch (crushed)

5.      Onion-1 medium chopped

6.      Turmeric powder – ½  tsp

7.      Chilly powder-1 tbsp

8.      Salt

For tempering

1.      Ghee-2 tbsp

2.      Mustard-1tsp

3.      Jeera-1tsp

4.      Fennel seeds (snafu) – ½  tsp

5.      Asafoetida -  a pinch

6.      Tomato-1cubed

7.      Coriander leaves - a few

Preparation

 1.Wash the moong dal and cook it in a pressure cooker adding 2 cups of water along with items 2-8. After 3 whistles lower the flame, cook till 1 more whistle. After cooling, open the cooker and keep aside. 

2.Heat ghee in a frying pan,  add items 2-5 and after spluttering add the cubed tomato, sauté well and  add coriander leaves  before adding  the mix to the moong dal curry. Stir and serve hot.