Mooga Upkari

Ingredients:

1 cup of moong/green gram/moogu soaked overnight and pressure cooked with some salt
A pinch of turmeric
2 green chillies
Some curry leaves
Mustard seeds
1 tablespoon of cooking oil
1 tablespoon of grated coconut
Salt to taste
A pinch sugar for for taste.

Method:

Heat a round bottom pan. Heat some oil and add mustard,after they splutter add green chillies,karipatta/curry leaves.

Add the cooked moong .Salt to taste if required(We have already added salt when pressure cooking)
Add a pinch of Turmeric powder.Mix all the ingredients really well.

Simmer for 5 minutes. Garnish with grated coconut.

Serve as is for a healthy snack OR serve with your lunch or dinner.


Suggestion: Instead of using plain moong , you can also use sprouted moong. This will increase the nutritive value of the dish.