Molagooshyam is a mixed vegetable Dal recipe prepared in a pressure cooker with lentils, vegetables,green chilli,coconut oil and bare minimal spices like Turmeric & Salt.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Palakkad, SouthIndian
Keyword: curry, vegan
Servings: 3People
Author: Sandhya Hariharan
Ingredients
1/2CupMoong Dal { Split Skin Moong Lentils }Pasi Paruppu
2CupsMixed Vegetables like Carrots, Peas, Chayote, Potato
1 - 2No's Green chilliesdepending upon the heat that suits your palette
1tspTurmeric Powder
Salt to taste
1Sprigof Curry leaves
1TbspCoconut oil
Instructions
Wash and dice vegetables of choice into cubes like Chayote ( Also known as Chow Chow) , Carrot , Potato . And pop in some peas - either fresh or frozen into the vegetable mix and give them all a good wash. Slit the green chillies into 2 .
Wash the Moong Dal under running tap water and set it aside.
Prepare for pressure cooking the lentil vegetable mixture by placing the washed Dal ,chopped vegetable,slit green chillies in a large vessel sitting inside the pressure cooker . Add turmeric and enough water to cover vegetables- Approximately 2 Cups and pressure cook until the dal is cooked.
Once the pressure from the cooker is released, transfer the lentil mixture into a steel pan. Add the required amount of salt , a dollop of coconut oil and a sprig of curry leaves. Boil for about 2 minutes in total and serve Molagooshyam hot with steam rice.
Make a nice vegetable salad to go with this.
Molagooshyam is ready to be served.
Notes
A lot of people prefer to add Pepper powder to it . We do not at home as my Head Chef ( Mr SK) does not find it authentic. You could choose vegetables like Raw Banana,White Pumpkin, Ash gourd, Yam too.