West Bengal

Mudo diye moong dal

Name: Mudo diye moong dal
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 1 cup moong dal (split yellow mung beans); 1 rohu head cut fish; 1 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); Salt, to taste; 2 1/2 tbsp mustard oil; 2 bay leaf (indian bay leaf); 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 dried red chilli; 1 inch ground ginger; 1 tsp sugar; 2 slit green chilli; 4 cups water; 1 tsp ghee; a pinch garam masala

Roasted moong dal with a fried fish head stirred in. The dal Bengalis wait for.

50 minTime

18 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayRoasted dal, fried head, a pinch of sweetness.

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18 gproteinsame

7 gfibresame

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Mudo diye moong dal as Bengal makes it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Moong dal (split yellow mung beans)1 cup

Fish1 rohu head, cut

Turmeric (ground turmeric)1 tsp

Saltto taste

Mustard oil2½ tbsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)2

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Dried red chilli2

Ginger2.5 cm, ground

Sugar1 tsp

Green chilli2, slit

Water4 cups

Ghee1 tsp

Garam masalaa pinch

Method

5 steps

1Dry roast the moong dal on medium heat, stirring.
2Wash the dal and boil with water and half the turmeric until soft but holding shape.
3Rub the fish head with turmeric and salt and fry in mustard oil until crisp. Break into pieces.
4In the same oil, temper bay leaves, cumin and dried chillies. Add ginger, then the dal, salt, sugar and green chillies.
5Add the fish head pieces and simmer for 5 minutes. Finish with ghee and garam masala.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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Mudo diye moong dal

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