Pesara pappu (Moong Dal )charu

As far as I have heard moong dal has a very high protein content and digests very easliy.
Let us now learn to make a tasty dish using this.


Prep Time:10 mins
Cook Time:25 mins
Serves:3-4


Ingredients:

Moong Dal - 1/4 Cup
Tomatoes - 2 (finely chopped)
Onion - 1/2 (finely chopped)
Green Chillies - 3 (slit into halves)
Salt - As per taste
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Lemon Juice - As per taste
Cilantro - 2tbs (finely chopped)


For popu/tempering::

Red chillies - 2
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds -1/4 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Garlic Slices- 2 Crushed
Curry leaves - few


Method:
1.Pressure cook Moong Dal and tomatoes together and mash them.
2.After mashing add water and let it boil for around 10 mins.
3.Heat oil in a pan and add red chillies and mustard seeds to it.
4.As the mustard seeds splutter, add urad dal and cumin seeds.
5.Once the urad dal turns light brown, add asafoetida,garlic slices,green chillies,curry leaves and onions.
6.Fry the onions and add  this tempering to the boiling mixture.
7.Add salt,chilli powder as per taste.
8.Bring the mixture to a boil,add cilantro and lemon juice.
9.Serve and enjoy.