Macher Matha Diye Moong Dal / Moong Dal With Fish Head

moong dal

Ingredients:

• Yellow Moong Dal : 1/2 cup
• Katla or Rohu Fish Head : 4-5 small piece.
• Ginger  paste : 1 tsp
• Bay leaf : 1 medium
• Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp
• Dry red chili : 1 broken
• Turmeric powder: 1 tsp
• Red chili powder: 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder: 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala : 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste.
• Mustard oil for cookig.
• Few drops of ghee.

Procedure :

1) Wash and clean the fish head pieces, sprinkle some turmeric powder
     and salt on them and mix well.

2) Now add some mustard oil in a karai and fry the fish head pieces till
    all the sides fried properly and keep it aside.

3) First dry roast the dal  for few mints, then boil the dal in a pressure
    cooker with fried fish head. Keep it aside.

4) In a pan heat oil ,then add bay leaf, dry red chili , cumin seeds.Wait
    for few seconds.

5) Now add ginger paste, red chili powder, turmeric powder,cumin
    powder.cook for a minute in medium heat. 

6) Now add the boiled dal , some salt and sugar(while frying fish we
    already added some  salt so don’t add too much of salt). Cook for
    5- 8 minutes with a lid.

7) Now add the garam masala powder and some ghee and mix well
     and turn off the heat. 

     Serve hot with steam rice.

Sabji Diye Moong Dal / Moong Dal with Vegetables

Sabji diye moong dal

Preperation Time : 20-30 minutes
Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes
Serves :6-7

Ingredients :

• Moong dal / yellow split moong lentils : 1 cup soaked in water
• Carrots : 1/2 cup very finely chopped
• Green peas : 1/2 cup
• Cauliflower : 1/2 cup cut into very small pieces
• Bay leaf : 1 small
• Panch phoron : 1/4 tsp
• Dry red chili : 1
• Green chilies : 2-3
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
• Sugar : 1 tbsp
• Vegetable oil : 1 tbsp
• Ghee : 1 tsp

Procedure :

1) Wash and soak raw moong dal in water for 10-15 minutes.
2) Then pressure cook it with 2 and 1/2 cup of water and cook till
    dal is tender. (2 whistles).You can also boil dal in a pan by
    covering the lid on low heat and cook for 25-30 minutes.
3) In a pan heat 1 tbsp of oil and add a red chili, bay leaf, panch
    phoron and green chilies and wait for few seconds.
4) Now add vegetables and fry for 2 minutes in medium heat.
5) Now add salt and turmeric powder. Cover with lid and cook
    for another 9-10 minutes in medium heat till vegetables
    become soft.
6) Now pour boiled dal and cook for another 3-4 minutes in
      medium-high heat.
7) Add sugar and mix it well.
8) Add a tea spoon of ghee mix it with dal and turn off the heat.
    Serve hot with steam rice.