Whole Moong Dal Curry recipe | How to make Green Moong Dal Curry

Sabut Moong Dal or Whole Moong Dal is very nutritious. It is often mixed with rice to make Khichdi recipes. Whole Moong Dal can be cooked as a separate recipe to make a curry.

Whole Moong Dal tastes best if cooked in ghee. We can cook it in regular cooking oil and add ghee before serving.

Generally while cooking dal, first we pressure cook the dal and later add the tadka but in this recipe, whole moong dal is cooked in pressure cooker and prepared as a one pot curry recipe. It is required to soak the whole moong dal in water for 2 hours before cooking. If we do not soak the dal in water, it will take long time to cook completely and also taste will be compromised.

This recipe is a step by step narration of whole moong dal curry recipe. Other moong dal recipes are moong dal khichdi, moong dal halwa, whole moong dal sabzi, moong dal thepla, leftover dal sandwich, moong dal dosa, lahsuni dal palak, panchmel dal, lauki kottu etc.

Here is the complete recipe for one pot whole moong dal curry.

Recipe Details : One pot Whole Moong Dal Curry

Ingredients for One Pot Whole Moong Dal Curry

Whole Moong Dal : 1cup

Onion : 1 (chopped)

Tomato : 2 (finely chopped)

Green Chilli : 2 (finley chopped)

Salt to taste

Cumin Seeds : 1 tsp

Coriander Powder : 1 tsp

Red Chilli Powder : 1/2 tsp

Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste : 1 tsp

Fresh Coriander Leaves : 1 tbsp (to garnish)

Oil/ Ghee : 1 tbsp

How to make One Pot Whole Moong Dal Curry

Wash whole moong dal and soak in water for 2 hours. Heat ghee in pressure cooker. Leave cumin seeds in it and allow it to crackle. Now add chopped onion and fry till it is translucent.

Now add ginger garlic paste along with turmeric powder, coriander powder. Add red chilli powder if you want. Mix well and cook till raw smell of ginger garlic paste is gone.

Add chopped tomato and green chilli in it. Add salt and cook on low / medium flames till tomato is completely mushy.

Drain water from soaked moong dal and add it in pressure cooker. Add 2 cups water. Put lid on pressure cooker and cook for 2 -3 whistles on medium flames. Turn the flames off after 2 - 3 whistles. Do not hurry to open the lid, infect let the pressure cooker release the steam itself, open the lid later.