Bhugi Dal ( Easy Mung ) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup mung dal
3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon amchur (dry mango powder)
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin seed
2 tablespoons oil
salt
cilantro (to garnish)

Preparation

Soak the mung dal in water for 1 hour, drain and keep aside.
Heat water in a pan, add salt, turmeric and the soaked mung dal.
Cook the mung dal on low flame with closed lid until all the water has evaporated and the mung is cooked but not soggy.
Remove from fire, transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle the rest of the spices.
Heat oil in a small wok crackle the cumin seeds in it and pour it over the dal.
Sprinkle chopped cilantro and serve with sindhi Phulkas or paranthas and mixed vegetable pickle.