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Green Moong Stir Fry

5 from 4 votes
Green Moong Stir Fry is a simple and tasty stir fry from North Karnataka. It makes a good accompaniment with jowar roti or chapathi.
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Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup green gram
  • 1 onion
  • 3 green chilli
  • ginger 1inch
  • handful of coriander leaves
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1/4 cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon muustard
  • 1/8 teaspoon asafoetida
  • 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • salt to taste

Equipment

  • pan, ladle, pressure cooker, small bowl, ladle

Method
 

  1. Cook the green gram in a pressure cooker.
  2. Grind coriander leaves, cumin, ginger and green chillies to a fine paste with a tablespoon of water.
  3. Cut onions into small pieces.
  4. Heat oil in a kadai, add the mustard seeds. When they crackle add asafoetida , turmeric powder and the onions. Saute till light pink. Add the paste and salt and mix well. Now ,add the cooked green gram to it and mix well. Simmer for five minutes.
  5. Serve with chapati or jowar roti.

Notes

It is ideal to soak for green moong for half an hour.
The cooking time depends on the kind of gram you have used and the mode of cooking. If soaked for a longer, you can cook them directly in a pan. Otherwise, you need to pressure cook them.
Adjust the level of spiciness as per your taste.