MOONG DAL WITH GREEN BANANA (Kugan )

MOONG DAL WITH GREEN BANANA

Ingredients:

1 cup presoaked whole green moong dal
Salt to taste
1 plantain, peel and cut into chunks

6 green chillies chopped
1 tbs of grated coconut
2 pips of garlic
2 shallots
Grind to a smooth paste

¼ tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp of oil
¼ tsp mustard seeds
¼ tsp of cumin
2 dried red chillies cut into pieces
1 sprig curry leaves

Little lime juice (optional )

Method:
Add 2 cups of water, salt and boil the presoaked green moong dal.
Cook for about 15 minutes, add in the green banana chunks.
Add little water if needed, cook for another 10 minutes.

Now add the ground ingredients to the moong dal.
Cook for another 5 minutes. Add in the turmeric powder.

Heat a pan with the oil, add in the seasonings, let them splutter.
Pour over the cooking green moong dal. Stir and remove.
If you like you can add in little lime juice after removing from the stove.

NOTE: This curry is usually made in the villages.