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Coconut Moong Dal

Ingredients

Moong dal 1/2 cup
Coconut freshly grated 1 cup
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Garlic cloves 5-6 nos.
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds.
Red Chilly 2 nos.

Method:

1. Take the moongdal & roast it dry without any oil till it is pink in colour.
2. Then cook the dal till it becomes soft & can be smashed.
3. Meanwhile grind the coconut, garlic, red chilly powder & turmeric powder together.
4. After the dal is cooked, remove it from flame & add the grinded mixture to it with salt & keep it aside.
5. Take a pan add on some oil & then to it the mustard seeds. Once it starts spulttering add the 2 red chillies & curry leaves to it & then the dal mixture. Let the dal become little hot but do not boil it.
6. Serve it with Hot Rice & Papad.