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Mooli(Radish)-Moongdal curry is a special dish in this blog as it is the creation of one of our favourite contributors, Raksha. It is supposed to be eaten with Rotis/ chapatis. Both the main ingredients are very good for health.

Ingredients:
5-6 chopped radishes
1 cup moong dal( green gram dal)
2 chopped onions
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp jeera or cumin seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric
1-2 tsp vangi bath/ rasam/ sambar powder
1/2 tsp red chilly powder
1 chopped tomato
2-3 pinches hing/ asafoetida
1/4 bowl kasoori methi
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste
2.5 cups water to cook


How to prepare:

Wash and Soak about 1cup moong dal in just enough water. Make a seasoning of oil, mustard, zeera, hing. Add 2 chopped onions and fry till pink and then1chopped tomato . Then, mix 1/4 tsp turmeric and 1/2 tsp chilly powder. You could add 1-2 tsp of  vangi bath/rasam/sambar powder to add to the flavour. This is followed by 5-6 chopped radishes, soaked moong dal, garam masala and 1/4 bowl kasoori methi. Add salt, water and cook for 2-3 whistles. Garnish with a generous amount of chopped coriander. Serve hot with chapathi.
You could adjust the water consistency to make a gravy for serving with rice.