Munga Daal :Vegetarian

Ingredients :

• 1/2 cup moong dal (muga dali)
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1 inch ginger - crushed
• 1 tablespoon ghee
• 2 tea spoon cumin powder (jeera gunda)
• chili power to taste
• 2 red chillies
• salt to taste

1 & 1/2 cups of cut vegetables such as:

• Pumpkin (kakharu)
• Yam (desi alu)
• Papaya
• Plantain (kancha kadali)
• Arum (saru)
• Radish (moola)

Method :

• First dry fry the moong dal in a kadai/ pan for about 2 minutes.
• Soak the semi fried moong dal in water and keep it aside.
• Heat ghee in a pressure cooker.
• Add cumin seeds and red chillies and let it splutter.
• Then add the crushed ginger and vegetables.
• Stir and fry it for a minute.
• Add the soaked moong dal, salt, cumin powder and chilli powder.
• Also add water as required. Now close the pressure cooker and let it cook for about 15 minutes.