HESARU BELE THOVE/ MOONG DAL GRAVY FOR IDLY

INGREDIENTS

• Moong dal – ¼ cup

• Tomato – 1 small

• Turmeric -  pinch

• Green  chilli – 2 nos

• Red chilli – 2 nos.

• Ginger – ½ inch

• Coriander leaves – few (chopped)

• Salt – as per taste

• Water – 2 cups

• Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp

• Oil -2 tsp

• Asafoetida – pinch

• Curry leaves – 4-5 nos
  

For Grinding

• Grated coconut – ½ cup

• Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp
  

INSTRUCTIONS

• Cook Green gram dal in pressure cooker with water and pinch of turmeric powder. Grind coconut and mstard seeds to a smooth paste by adding required water

• To the cooked dal, add chopped tomatoes, slit green chilli and cook til tomatoes are soft and mushy.

• Add the grounded paste, salt, water to the cooked dal and tomato and bring to a boil.

• Garnish with coriander leaves and temper it with oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves