Moong Beans or Gujarati Mag
Moong dal or Mag in Gujarati is a healthy vegan dish made from green whole moong beans. This delicious simple dish is packed with Indian flavors, made with spices and garnished with cilantro and lemon juice adds nice brightness to the dish.
Servings: 3 - 4 serving
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup green moon beans dried whole
- 1/4 cup peanuts
- 1/2 cup onions chopped
- 1/2 cup tomatoes chopped
- 1 green chili chopped
- 2-3 garlic cloves grated
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 3/4 tsp red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 3/4 tsp coriander-cumin powder
- salt to taste
- cilantro for garnish
- 1 small Lemon
Instructions
- Rinse and soak green moong beans for at least 2 hours. Drain the water and transfer the moong beans to pressure cooker along with peanuts and cook for 3-4 whistles with 1 1/2 cups of water. If you are using a pot, cook with 2-2 1/2 cups of water or until the beans are soft. Let the pressure cooker cool down.
- Meanwhile, in a pre-heated pan take some oil, as the oil becomes hot add the cumin seeds. Once cumin seeds splutter, add garlic, green chili and onions and saute them until them become translucent and soft.
- Add tomatoes and let them cook down a little bit.
- Add spices like red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, coriander-cumin powder, salt and add the boiled moong beans along with the water. I do not throw away the water. If it has no water left while boiling or steaming them. Then add 1/2 cup or more to your liking.
- Let it simmer and come to a perfect consistency. It thickens as it cools down too.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro and squeeze some lemon juice on top while serving.
Notes
My husband's family adds tiny bit of jaggery sometimes. If you like slight sweetness you can add 1/2 tsp sugar or 1 tsp jaggery.
For instant pot- start with step number 2 on saute mode - and add soaked moong beans directly and change to high pressure cook mode for 15 mins with 1 cup water. NPR. Did you try this recipe? Tag @pistachiodoughnut on Instagram and hashtag #pistachiodoughnutrecipes
For instant pot- start with step number 2 on saute mode - and add soaked moong beans directly and change to high pressure cook mode for 15 mins with 1 cup water. NPR. Did you try this recipe? Tag @pistachiodoughnut on Instagram and hashtag #pistachiodoughnutrecipes