one more side for the morning breakfast side dish. Goes well with idly, dosa, uthappam, & idiyappam.
Ingredients
- Moong Dal - 3/4cup
- Garlic cloves - 5 to 6 cloves
- Funnel seeds - 1tbsp
- Cashew nuts - 4 to5 nos
- Green chilies - 2 plus 2nos
- Shredded coconut - 1/2cup
- Cloves - 2nos
- Cinnamon stick - 2inch piece
- Bay leaves - 1no
- Onion - 2 medium sizes(cut into big chunks)
- Potato - 2medium size(cut into big chunks)
- Tomato - 1large size
- Cilantro leaves - few strings(chopped)
- Salt to taste
- Oil as needed
Instructions
- Grind the shredded coconut with fennel seeds, cashew nuts, and 2 green chilies. keep it aside.
- Boil the moong dal with the garlic cloves in a pressure cooker till 2 to 3 whistles.
- Heat oil in a kadhai and splutter 2 green chilies, cloves, cinnamon stick, and bay leaves.
- Add the chunky chopped onions and potatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
- Then, add the chopped tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes become soften.
- Add 3/4th cup water and cook until the potatoes are softened.
- Then, add the cooked moong dal with the potato gravy and Cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Then add the grounded paste again cook for 5 minutes. Add chopped cilantro leaves.
- Serve hot with idli, dosa, paratha, naan, rice.
Cooking Tips
- You can add any kind of vegetables to the gravy.
- Green chilies are the only ingredient for spicy. You can more according to your spice level or can add a tablespoon of chili powder if you are a spice lover.
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