Usal ( a Moong Bean Curry

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 cup Moong beans whole -cook these in 2.5 cups of water and save 1 cup of the water1 med onion - chopped fine1" piece of ginger - grated3 gloves of garlic - minced1 med tomato - chopped1 tsp cumin seeds1 green chile - chopped -- optional 1 tsp cayenne --optional to taste1 pinch turmeric.5 tsp cumin powder 1tsp coriander powder -- or you don't have these you may use 1tsp curry powdercilantro for garnishtempering 2 tsp oil
Directions
heat oil and add cumin, green chile. After seeds pop add onions, ginger and garlic. Saute till onions turn translucent. Add the tomatoes and saute for a minute or two. Now add the spices and fry briefly. Add beans.
You may need to add a cup of water simmer gently for 10 - 15 min Garnish and serve with rice or flat bread.


Serving Size: 4-6 cup servings or more

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user YDELLE1.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 75.8
  • Total Fat: 0.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 23.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 14.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
  • Protein: 4.3 g

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