Val beans dal/Mochha puruppu kulambhu

Val beans Dal or Mochha puruppu kulambhu is a dish often made on pongal celebration in tamil nadu its a tasty side dish that can be taken along with rice and roti,. Nandal and this gravy makes a perfect combo.Try this and send me your comments.

 Serving for 4 

Ingredients

Frozen Valbeans or mochha-- 1 big bowl

Moog dal  -- 5 tsp

Turmeric  -- A pinch

Sambhar powder -- 2 tsp

Jeera -- 1 tsp

Curry leaves  -- few

Vengaya vadagam -- 2 no

Salt  --1 1/2 tsp

Oil -- 3 tsp

Water  --  2 cups

Asafoetida.

For Seasoning 

Jeera

Vengaya Vadagam

Curry leaves     

 

Method      

• Pressure cook the moog dal with Asafoetida.
• Heat oil in a  pan add  jeera and  then moocha and saute with salt when raw smell disappear add  water.
• Add sambhar powder  with salt allow it to boil for few min.
• Add cooked moogdal.
• When the gravy thickens stop the stove and season with vangaya vadagam and curry leaves.(it takes nearly10 min to thicken).
• Serve hot with Rice.