Green Moong Dal Sabji - Pasipayaru Kootu - Side dish for Roti, Poori and Rice

Green moong dal sabji - simple homestyle sabji for roti and rice. Several dal or sabji dishes that are made with lentils, we prefer to cook the lentils in a pressure cooker which will be cooked softly and then other ingredients are added for flavours. In this green gram sabji, I have not cooked the green moong dal in a pressure cooker. Instead, the green moong dals are soaked overnight and then the dals is cooked along with the onions and tomatoes. The dals look beautiful in the sabji and the taste was so yummy. We had this dish in a restaurant as a side dish for meals. The taste of the moong dals along with the crunchy onions and tomatoes was so nice. As we are cooking the dal in the kadai, it will take around 30 to 40 minutes to cook completely. So make sure to soak the dals for 8 to 10 hours for perfect results. Do not add salt while cooking the dal, as it delays the cooking time. Now let's see how to prepare this sabji with step by step instructions.

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Green Moong Dal Sabji - Pasipayaru Kootu Recipe
 

Prep time : 15 minutes
Cook time : 45 minutes
Soaking time : 8 hours
Serves : 4
Category : side dish
Author : Muthulakshmi Madhavakrishnan

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (100 grams) whole green moong dal
• 1 onion
• 2 tomato
• 2 green chilly
• small piece tamarind
• 1 tsp red chilly powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp mustard
• 1/2 tsp urid dal
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• few curry leaves
• few coriander leaves
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Take a wide vessel and add the whole green moong dal. Soak the dal for 8 to 10 hours.  Slice the onions, green chillies and tomatoes. Soak the tamarind in hot water for 20 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a kadai and add the mustard,urid dal and cumins. When it splutters, add the onions and green chillies. Stir and saute it on medium heat.
3. When the onions turn soft, add the tomatoes. Saute them on medium heat.
4. Next, add the drained dal and mix them well. Pour 1.5 cups of water and close it with the lid.
5. Let the dal to cook on medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes. Check in between to add water for cooking.
6. When the dals turn soft, add the tamarind extract. Mix them well and cook them further for 5 minutes.
7. Next, add the red chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and required salt.
8. Cook the dal for 10 minutes or until the dal turns thick. Add the chopped coriander leaves and turn off the heat.
9. Finally, add the butter and mix them well. Serve it warm with roti or rice.

Green Moong Dal Sabji - Pasipayaru Kootu with step by step photos 

Take a wide vessel and add the whole green moong dal. Wash the dal in water for 2 times and pour 2 to 3 cups of water. Soak the dal for 8 to 10 hours. After 10 hours, once again wash the dal in water and drain the water completely. Slice the onions, green chillies and tomatoes. Soak the tamarind in hot water for 20 minutes.

Heat oil in a kadai and add the mustard, urid dal and cumins. When it splutters, add the onions and green chillies. Stir and saute it on medium heat.

 When the onions turn soft, add the tomatoes. Saute them on medium heat.

 Next, add the drained dal and mix them well. Pour 1.5 cups of water and close it with the lid.

 

Let the dal to cook on medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes. Check in between to add water for cooking.

When the dals turn soft, add the tamarind extract. Mix them well and cook them further for 5 minutes.

 Next, add the red chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and required salt. Instead of red chilly powder and coriander powder you can also add 1 tbsp sambar powder.

Cook the dal for 10 minutes or until the dal turns thick. Add the chopped coriander leaves and turn off the heat.

 

Finally, add the butter and mix them well. Serve it warm with roti or rice.