Dad And Char's Excellent Yellow Moong Dal Curry

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My dad and me made this just out of our mind tonight after buying a beautiful sable mercury! This tastes super wonderful! you simply have to try this:-)

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Steps

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Dissolve asafoetida powder in 1 / 2 cup of water , mix well to dissolve completely , then keep aside.

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Put the cleaned and washed lentils in a large pot.

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Add 12-14 cups of water and boil on high flame until the lentils are tender and done.

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Mash the lentils using an electric beater and keep aside , covered , until required.

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Heat oil in a pot on medium flame.

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Once its hot , toss in the mustard , methi and cumin seeds.

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Allow to splutter and crackle.

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Once they stop doing so , reduce flame quickly , add the curry leaves , mixing continuously as you do so.

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Then toss in the chopped green chilli and chopped fresh ginger.

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Stir continuously and cook on medium flame unil the raw smell of ginger is gone and it turns slightly brown.

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Add the turmeric and red chilli powders.

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Mix well and continue to cook for 2 minutes.

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Then , add the chopped tomatoes and cook , stirring continuously , on medium flame , until the tomatoes are softened.

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Add asafoetida mixture to the tomato mixture.

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Add a.

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Ingredients

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yellow moong dal, water, mustard seeds, methi seeds, cumin seeds, fresh ginger, green chili, curry leaves, turmeric powder, red chili powder, asafoetida powder, roma tomatoes, oil, salt