The moth dal recipe is handy when making a quick and healthy meal that tastes delicious. We use moth bean (dal) lentils also called matki here. This dal, paired with either wheat roti or white rice, creates a meal that is not only fulfilling but also comforting and satisfying, making it a go-to dish for many.
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Why you will love Moth dal?
- Moth bean lentils are full of good stuff that makes them very appealing.
- It is a one-pot dish and simple to make, sauté in the pressure cooker and cook until done.
- It tastes very delicious and goes well with rice like neyy chor or rotis.
- A very simple, comforting, and satisfying meal that is always appealing just like the dal makhni, easy baingan bharta, rajma gravy, easy palak paneer, and simple dal.
The sprouted version of the moth bean is also delicious and it's easy to get an instant liking to it. Add to salads, or cook by sautéeing with onions, green chilies, and a little bit of spice and salt.
Ingredients needed
- Moth dal or Matki (dew gram beans or Turkish beans).
- Onions - use red onions if available and chop them finely, save some raw onions for garnish.
- Green chilies - use chopped for the heat and spice.
- Spices like turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder, and homemade punjabi garam masala.
- Tomatoes - chop into fine pieces or make a paste.
- Ginger garlic paste.
- Cumin, asafoetida, and salt to taste.
- Chopped coriander and raw onions for garnish.
- The juice of 1 lemon adds tanginess to the gravy.
How do you make the Moth bean lentils or Moth dal?
Soak the moth dal in water for about 5 to 6 hours or overnight just like in the preparation of chole masala, green peas curry, and rajma masala. The recipe is very simple, just sautée all the ingredients in a pressure cooker, add the spices and salt, and pressure cook the soaked moth dal for about 3 to 4 whistles.
The flavor of the moth that is infused in the gravy is awesome and it is impossible to resist a second helping! The details of the recipe are below.
- Step 1: Heat oil, add cumin, and sautee onions and green chilies
- Step 2: Add ginger garlic paste and sautee well, next add chopped tomatoes.
- Step 3: Add spices and mix well.
- Step 4: Add soaked moth beans, mix well, and salt to taste.
- Step 5: Add water close the pressure cooker and wait for about 4 to 5 whistles.
- Step 6: After pressure is released add water to get the desired consistency.
- Step 5: Make sure the dal is cooked as desired, add garam masala, and mix well.
- Step 6: Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped onions and coriander leaves.
Garnish the Moth bean dal with chopped onions and coriander leaves, and squeeze the juice of a lemon into the dish.
If you loved the Moth Beans Lentils recipe, you might also love another variety of simple dal with pigeon peas, split dal. Do check out Phiki dal and Dal Makhni. Some other recipes with soaked pulses like pindi chole amritsari or chole masala are worth trying.
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Moth Dal Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Pressure cooker
Ingredients
alt to taste
- 2 cups moth beans soaked overnight
- ½ onion chopped
- ½ tomato diced
- 3-4 green chilies
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp Chilly powder Kashmiri
- 2 tsp Coriander powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ½ lemon squeezed
- 3-4 tsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 pinch asafoetida
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker .
- Add cumin seeds and asafoetida to the heated oil.
- Add the diced onions , green chillies and sautée for about 5 mins
- Add ginger garlic paste and sautée again for couple more mins
- Next add tomatoes or tomato paste and sautée till the oil leaves the sides of the cooker
- Lastly add all the spices sautée again Aadd water and salt
- Pressure cook for about 3 whistles or till done
- Add a little garam masala.
- Add lemon juice and garnish with finely chopped onions and coriander leaves.
- The dal is ready! Serve it with rice or chapatis (wheat bread)
Notes
- Soak the moth lentils for at least 5 to 6 hours or overnight so it cooks easily.
- You can use chopped tomatoes or paste of the tomatoes.
- Adjust the water and make the gravy to the desired consistency after pressure cooking the lentils.
- Add lemon juice, chopped onions, and coriander leaves to enhance the taste of the dish.
This is our favorite at home when we want yo make a quick and easy but delicious meal. Love the addition of chopped onions will try that next time!
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I love sprouts and what a wonderful way of cooking them. Lovely
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