Mint leaves are wonderful refreshing ingredient in cooking which enhance the dishes with its unique flavour..When Joanne challenge me with two secret ingredients "MINT" and "DHAL" for Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge, I was really excited to try this combo.. Yeah First I thought to bake using this two ingredients, but ended up in pulao recipe for my kids lunch box.. As Joanne didn't limited with any particular dhal/ lentils, I choose Moong dhal. Since there are endless dishes we can make out of these two ingredients from Sweet to savory, I thought pulao would serve better in health scale and also make a complete meal for a day..
I made few changes in this recipe and used ground mint leaves and de skinned moong beans and increased the spicy level to my taste.. If you are not a spice lover then you can go ahead with the ingredient list below.. You can also add any non mushy veggies to this puloa to make it wholesome meal for the day..
Thanks Joanne for choosing these wonderful ingredients for me. And you guys can also sneak into Jaonne space for check interesting recipe with the secret ingredients which I have challenged her for this event.. Those who are interested to join this event can check here for more details and information..
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Soaking time: 2 ~ 4 hours
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 3 ~ 4
Adapted from Tarladalal
Ingredients:
¼ cup green moong dal or de skinned moong dhal also works fine
1 cup long grained rice / basmati rice
1 onion, sliced thinly
1 tomato, cut into four
½ tsp garam masala powder or as needed
Salt to taste
Oil for cooking
Few mint leaves for garnishingFor Grinding:
1 handful mint leaves
4 green chillies or to taste
¼ cup grated coconut
1 inch of ginger
1 to 2 garlic pods
¼ cup green moong dal or de skinned moong dhal also works fine
1 cup long grained rice / basmati rice
1 onion, sliced thinly
1 tomato, cut into four
½ tsp garam masala powder or as needed
Salt to taste
Oil for cooking
Few mint leaves for garnishingFor Grinding:
1 handful mint leaves
4 green chillies or to taste
¼ cup grated coconut
1 inch of ginger
1 to 2 garlic pods
Method
1.Soak the green moong dhal in enough water for atleast for 4hrs or de-skinned moong dhal for 1 ~ 2 hour. Drain and keep aside.
2.Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add sliced onions and saute it on medium flame for few minutes or till it turns translucent.
3.Add ground paste and saute till oil separates from the corners.
4.Add tomatoes, mix well and cook for more 2 minutes.
5.Add moong dal and rice and sauté them rice gently.
6.Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 ~ 3 whistles or till the rice is cooked.
7.Serve hot with any spicy side dish.
1.Soak the green moong dhal in enough water for atleast for 4hrs or de-skinned moong dhal for 1 ~ 2 hour. Drain and keep aside.
2.Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add sliced onions and saute it on medium flame for few minutes or till it turns translucent.
3.Add ground paste and saute till oil separates from the corners.
4.Add tomatoes, mix well and cook for more 2 minutes.
5.Add moong dal and rice and sauté them rice gently.
6.Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 ~ 3 whistles or till the rice is cooked.
7.Serve hot with any spicy side dish.
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Mint Moong Dhal PulaoPreparation time: 10 minutes
Soaking time: 2 ~ 4 hours
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves: 3 ~ 4Adapted from TarladalalIngredients:
¼ cup green moong dal or de-skinned moong dhal also works fine
1 cup long grained rice / basmati rice
1 onion, sliced thinly
1 tomato, cut into four
½ tsp garam masala powder or as needed
Salt to taste
Oil for cooking
Few mint leaves for garnishingFor Grinding:
1 handful mint leaves
4 ~ 5 green chillies or to taste
¼ cup grated coconut
1 inch of ginger
1 to 2 garlic podsMethod
1.Soak the green moong dhal in enough water for atleast for 4hrs or de-skinned moong dhal for 1 ~ 2 hour. Drain and keep aside.
2.Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add sliced onions and saute it on medium flame for few minutes or till it turns translucent.
3.Add ground paste and saute till oil separates from the corners.
4.Add tomatoes, mix well and cook for more 2 minutes.
5.Add moong dal and rice and saute them rice gently.
6.Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 ~ 3 whistles or till the rice is cooked.
7.Serve hot with any spicy side dish.www.sarasyummyrecipes.com
Delicious and colorful looking moong dal hallan. Excellent preparation.
Deepa
great healthy recipe 🙂
Pulao looks so good
G'day! Thank you for challenging me with such great ingredients Sara! Wait until you read my blog post, also linking back to you and what happened that we can all laugh about!
Cheers! Joanne @ What's On the List