“moong dal”

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Pesarattu Upma

Andhra rice dish — pesarattu upma with moong dal crepe with upma.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Beverage

Pasi Payaru Kanji

Traditional Tamil Nadu drink — Village morning drink-meal — thin moong dal gruel with ghee.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Lunch

Hesaru Bele Saaru

Karnataka saaru/huli — hesaru bele saaru thin broth or sambar made with moong dal saaru.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Assam Dinner

Assam Lentil Soup

Simple lentil broth with mustard oil — the light Assamese dinner soup

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Raw Banana Kootu

Tamil Nadu kootu combining raw banana with moong dal and a freshly ground coconut-cumin paste.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Breakfast

Pesarattu

Crispy green moong dal crepes from Andhra Pradesh, packed with protein and served with...

⏱ 240 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Kerala Dessert

Paruppu Payasam

Kerala moong dal payasam cooked with jaggery and coconut milk — a traditional Onam...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Cabbage Kootu

Tamil Nadu cabbage and lentil dry curry with freshly ground coconut masala — a simple,...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Dinner

Mutton Haleem

Hyderabadi slow-cooked mutton and lentil porridge — silky, deeply spiced and utterly unique.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 180 min cook

Hard