Chilke wali moong dal or chilka moong dal recipe – EASY dal recipe made in pressure cooker and the added tempering/tadka on top at the end to perk up the flavors.
Chilka moong dal is known as split green gram with skin in English. In Gujarati, it is known as fotra wali mag ni dal (fotra=chilka, mag=moong).
This is my mom’s recipe. I have learned it from her few years back. And since then I have been making it once a week. Give it try, this will be staple in your kitchen too like me.
Using this kind of moong dal with skin, I do make simple, mild khichdi recipe.
This dal is very light on stomach. So it is healthy too just like any other dal/beans.
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How to make chilke wali moong dal recipe (Step by Step Photos):
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1) Wash moong dal under running cold water till water runs clear. Take washed dal in a pressure cooker. Add 1 cup of water, close the lid, and put the weight on. And cook it for 4-5 whistles on medium heat.
2) Let the pressure go down by itself. Then open the cover.
3) Turn the heat back on medium heat. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt.
4) Mix well. And let it simmer for 2-3 minutes while you make tadka. If needed you can add water at this point. Add water as per you liking consistency of dal.
5) Now make tadka. Heat the oil in a small pan on medium heat. Once hot add mustard seeds let them pop. Then add cumin seeds and let them sizzle a bit.
6) Then add ginger paste and garlic paste. Cook it for 30 seconds or till the raw aroma of ginger garlic goes away.
7) Add chopped tomatoes. Cook it till it becomes soft but not mushy.
8) Add red chili powder and garam masala. Turn off the gas heat.
9) Mix it well.
10) Add it to simmering dal.
11) Mix it well. Switch off the gas for dal as well.
12) Garnish it with chopped cilantro and serve hot.
Serving suggestion: Serve this moong dal with plain steamed rice or jeera rice or any mild flavored pulao. It can be served on side with your roti-sabzi.
Chilke wali moong dal recipe
Ingredients
For pressure cooking:
- ½ cup Chilkewali moong dal
- 1 cup Water
For chilka moong dal recipe:
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon Coriander powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon Cilantro or coriander leaves chopped finely
For Tadka:
- 2 teaspoons Oil
- ¼ teaspoon Mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoons Cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon Ginger paste or freshly grated or crushed
- 1 teaspoon Garlic paste or freshly grated
- ¼ cup Tomato chopped
- ½ teaspoon Red chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon Garam masala
Instructions
Pressure cooking the dal:
- Wash moong dal under running cold water till water runs clear.
- Take washed dal in a pressure cooker. Add 1 cup of water, close the lid, and put the weight on.
- And cook it for 4-5 whistles on medium heat.
- Let the pressure go down by itself. Then open the cover.
Making chilkewali moong dal recipe:
- Turn the heat back on medium heat. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt.
- Mix well. And let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- If needed you can add water at this point. Add water as per you liking consistency of dal.
Making tadka:
- Heat the oil in a small pan on medium heat. Once hot add mustard seeds let them pop.
- Then add cumin seeds and let them sizzle a bit.
- Then add ginger paste and garlic paste. Cook it for 30-40 seconds
- Add chopped tomatoes. Cook it till it becomes soft but not mushy.
- Add red chili powder and garam masala. Mix it well.
- Add this tempering to simmering dal.
- Mix it well. Switch off the gas.
- Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves
Steph
Hi im about to make this Chilke Wali moong dal can i ask why you do not use onion in this recipe
Kanan
no particular reason. I have seen my mom makes it this way, so I am following her method.
If you like you can add onions along with ginger-garlic and cook till soft, then add tomatoes and continue next steps.
Indu
Yummy gal, everyone in my home just loved it..thank u
Kanan
glad to know Indu that everyone liked it.
Sheetal Sarang
I have tried this recipe earlier as well but just never got around to saying thank you!!
It made a such a comforting meal to have just as is with some lemon juice !!!
Loved the style in simplicity!
Kanan
Glad to know that you liked this dal.
Addition of lemon juice is the good idea.
cait
Thanks so much for sharing these recipes, I love Indian food but I find it really hard to get a really good flavour so recipes like this are very helpful, Looking forward to try it tomrrow! All the best
Kanan
Thank you.
Hope you enjoy
Shaily
It came out very nicely. .. A simple yet delicious recipe.. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Kanan
glad to know that it came out good.
Thank you for positive feedback