MOONGODI CURRY

Today I am going to share the very tasty recipe- moongodi  bhaji. I absolutely love these nuggets as I love moong lentil and you can cook these with lot of different ways. Moongodi are sun dried nuggets made of moong dal/ yellow lentil. They can be made fresh by steaming or sun drying them for later use. Moongodi curry in other words called as protein packed side dish for rotis/ chapatties. If you don’t have any vegetable in your fridge as you can make a curry of only nuggets itself! These are very versatile and performs well wherever it gets added to. These are quite famous in North and Central India but the preparation of course is very different. The basic procedure for making Indian gravy is mostly similar, but they are unique in taste and texture. So thought of sharing it!

INGREDIENTS:

 1 Cup Small Moongodi / Moong Nuggets [moong vadi]

1 Small Chopped Onion

1 Small Tomato

1-2 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste

2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

1 teaspoon Gram Masala

½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder

Salt to taste

½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds

½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds

1 Cup Water [as required]

Oil

Freshly Chopped Coriander

METHOD:

STEP 1 - Heat a kadhai with oil and sauté moongodi until crispy and slightly brown. Drain them and keep aside.

 STEP 2 - Heat another pan with oil in it. Crackle cumin-mustard seeds and then add ginger-garlic paste to it. Let it sauté for a minute.

STEP 3 - Then add chopped onion –tomato and sauté for about a minute or two.

STEP 4 - Add dry spices in it and roast for few seconds and then add moongodi and give a stir and mix well.

STEP 5 - Add sufficient water to get desired consistency and let them cook over a medium flame.

STEP 6 - Once cooked well add chopped coriander and serve hot.

           Serve moongodi curry with chapatti, Dal-chawal.