Gujarati Dry Mung Bean Curry

Gujarati Dry Mung Bean Curry

  Ready in : 45 mins

Gujarati Dry Mung Bean Curry takes about 45 minutes from beginning to end. This main course has 376 calories, 20g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4 and costs $1.64 per serving. A mixture of baking powder, cumin seeds, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. This recipe from Foodista has 3 fans. This recipe is typical of Indian cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 95%, which is outstanding. Gujarati Dry Mung Bean Curry, Gujarati Dry Mung Bean Curry, and Uncle Bill's Mung Bean Curry are very similar to this recipe.

Ingredients

baking powder

baking powder

1 small pinch

chillies

chillies

2 medium

cinnamon powder

cinnamon powder

1 teaspoon

coriander

coriander

0.25 cup

cumin seeds

cumin seeds

2 teaspoons

curry leaves

curry leaves

6

garlic

garlic

1 tablespoon

lemon juice or

lemon juice or

1 tablespoon

mung beans

mung beans

1.5 cups

mustard seeds

mustard seeds

1 teaspoon

salt

salt

4 servings

sugar

sugar

4 servings

sunflower oil

sunflower oil

1 tablespoon

tomato

tomato

1 medium

turmeric

turmeric

0.5 teaspoon

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Wash the mung beans and boil them in plenty of hot water with a pinch of baking powder until al-dente. If you have a pressure cooker thats about 6-7 whistles.

    baking powder

    baking powder

    mung beans

    mung beans

    water

    water

    pressure cooker
    pressure cooker
  2. 2
    Drain and set aside.In a large pan heat the oil and add the mustard seeds (wait for them to pop) then add the cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, garlic and chillies. Saut until aromatic. Obviously dont let it burn.

    mustard seeds

    mustard seeds

    curry leaves

    curry leaves

    cumin seeds

    cumin seeds

    asafoetida

    asafoetida

    chili pepper

    chili pepper

    garlic

    garlic

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    frying pan
    frying pan
  3. 3
    Add the tomatoes, turmeric and mung beans and cook for two minutes. Be careful not to mash it up as you stir.

    mung beans

    mung beans

    tomato

    tomato

    turmeric

    turmeric

  4. 4
    Add the salt, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon powder and cook for a further two minutes.Throw in the chopped coriander, combine and serve.

    ground cinnamon

    ground cinnamon

    lemon juice

    lemon juice

    coriander

    coriander

    sugar

    sugar

    salt

    salt