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Chilli Moong is crispy and deliciously flavoured with a rich savoury sauce. You need: For the moong ball: 100 gm moong dal 1 tbsp chopped ginger 1 chopped green chilli 1 tbsp soya sauce Salt to taste ½ tsp baking powder Refined oil for deep frying For the sauce: 1 medium size capsicum 2 mediumContinue reading “Chilli Moong”

Urad Dumpling in daliya is a delicious and nourishing meal.  Urad dal is rich in protein and daliya is broken wheat which is rich in fibre and protein. You need: For the dumpling: 50 gm urad dal 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves 1 green chilli finely chopped ½ tspContinue reading “Urad Dumpling in Daliya”

Urad dal bonda is a delicious and crispy snack from South India. This is the basic recipe. Some fun variations of urad dal bonda coming up soon! You need: 100 gm urad dal 1 tbsop finely chopped ginger 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves 1 green chilli finely chopped ½ tsp black pepper Salt toContinue reading “Urad dal Bonda”

Moong chilla is a crispy, delicious and nutritious snack. It can be a good breakfast.  Chilla is a lot like dosa, but the batter is not fermented.    You need: 100 gm moong dal 1 inch ginger chopped 1 green chilli chopped 1 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped 1 tbsp onion finely chopped Salt to tasteContinue reading “Moong dal Chilla”

Choco Moong is another successful experiment with dal.  It is as delicious as it looks.  Hope you will like it as much as we did. You need: 50 gm moong dal 20 gm ghee (clarified butter) 50 gm sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 450 ml milk 7 gm cocoa powder For garnishing: Chopped pistachios 1Continue reading “Choco Moong”

This delicious and nutritious dessert is a delight in every scoop.  Just try it out ! You need: 1 tbsp urad flour (12 gm) 300 ml milk 50 gm sugar 1 tsp instant coffee (1gm) 2 tsp of gelatin (6 gm) Method: Warm the milk over low heat. Add the urad flour and mix well. Continue reading “Coffee Urad Dessert”

These delicious moong dal rolls wrapped in a special wrapper. They are crispy and full of protein. Hope you enjoy trying it out ! You need: For the filling: 50 gm moong dal 1 tbsp finely chopped onion 1 tbsp finely chopped capsicum 1 tbsp tomato ketchup 1 tbsp refined oil Salt to taste RefinedContinue reading “Moong Spring Roll”

These delicious and flaky rolls are very easy to make.  A very old North East Asian technique has been used to make them flaky. Try it out once, you will feel like making them every day. You need: For the filling: 100 gm sabut masoor (brown lentil) 1 tbsp finely chopped onion 1 tbsp finelyContinue reading “Sabut Masoor Flaky Roll”

Halwa is a traditional delicious sweet dessert loved by everyone.  Channa dal is just another variety.   Tried it out and found it quite interesting.  You need: 100 gm channa dal 100 ml ghee (clarified butter) 200 gm sugar 400 ml Milk 5-6 cardamom 6-7 almonds A pinch of food colouring ( orange red ) Method:Continue reading “Channa Dal Halwa”

This delicious dessert is soft and nourishing.  It is easy to make. You may try it out.  You need: 100 gm moong dal 30 gm  flour 2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter) 50 gm sugar 3-4 crushed cardamom 1tbsp raisin (optional) A few cashew nuts (optional) 250 ml milk Method: Wash and cook the moong dalContinue reading “Moong Halwa  “