Green Moong Dal Curry / South Indian Style Pachai Payaru Masiyal

It is a healthy protein rice dal recipe. It is a simple and easy dal curry recipe which can be done instantly, even if we do not plan for lunch menu. As soon as we think we can cook this. No need to soak the dal and wait for to cook. The best companion for this curry will be Potato or raw banana fry dishes. Ladies finger Tamarind stir fry also goes well with Combo. Though this dal recipe is familiar to many of us, I would like to have these basic recipes in my blog. 

Ingredients:

1. Green gram / Green Moong Dal - 1 Cup
2. Shallots - 8 to 10 nos
3. Tomato - 1 medium size
4. Green Chilli - 2 nos
5. Garlic chopped - 1 tbsp
6. Cumin - 2 tsp
7. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
8. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
9. Sambar powder - 2 tsp
10. Mustard seeds- 1 pinch
11. Curry leaves - 1 sprig
12. Coriander Leaves 
13. Cooking Oil - 2 tbsp
14. Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
15. Ghee (optional)
16. Salt as per taste

Cooking Method:

• First of all add green gram in a frying pan and saute for some time in a medium flame until it is slightly brown. No need to add Oil for sauting.
• Cook the Green Gram with enough water in pressure cooker by adding some oil. Leave upto 8 to 10 whistles in medium flame. I missed the pic of cooking green gram.
• In a Curry pan add oil followed by mustard, shallots, cumin, curry leaves garlic and then tomato and green chilli. saute in medium flame for up to 2 mins. 
• Add coriander, sambar, turmeric powders. give a quick saute.
• Now add the cooked green gram along with the cooked green gram water in the pressure cooker(do not drain the water). 
• If there is no cookeed water of green gram, add some water and allow to cook the green gram along with the spice powders and salt for some time. 
• Finally add coriander leaves and switch off the flame.

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• If you have more stock water in the curry even after cooking the dal with spices, drain in a vessel as shown in below pic. Do not discard it. 
• Have only the cooked green gram dal in the vessel. Mash it nicely with a wooden masher as shown below.
• Now add the stock water to the curry and finally add coconut oil and mix well.

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Have it with Hot Rice along with Ghee. It will be a fulfilled Lunch along with Rasam and Poriyal.