Paneer Fulkopi diye bhaja Moong Dal | How to make Shobji diye muger dal
Paneer Fulkopi diye Mooger Dal (Bengali style bhaja Moong dal) is a popular dish from a Bengali kitchen. Paneer fulkopi diye mooger dal brings together the goodness of roasted moong dal with soft and nutritious paneer and delicious cauliflower and peas.
Servings: 6 people
Equipment
- pressure cooker
- small pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Moong dal
- 1/2 cup Paneer cut into small 2 cm pieces
- 1/2 cup Cauliflower small florets Small florets
- 1/4 cup Peas
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1-2 Dried red Chilli
- 1/4 tsp Hing
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Ginger finely grated
- 1 tsp Sugar
- Salt as per taste
- 1 tbsp Ghee/oil for tempering
- 1 tsp ghee/oil for sautéing cauliflower
Instructions
- Heat a pressure cooker on medium to low heat. Add the moong dal and dry roast it until golden brown or releases a nutty aroma.
- Add it to the pressure cooker along with 3 cups of water along with salt and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles or until the dal is 95 percent cooked.
- Meanwhile heat a teaspoon of oil/ghee and and fry the cauliflower florets until golden brown. Remove from the heat and keep aside.
- Now add the fried cauliflower, paneer, green peas, turmeric powder and sugar and mix everything well. Add water to adjust the consistency as per your liking and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until the cauliflower florets are cooked through.
- Now for the tempering, heat ghee/oil in a small pan then temper the oil with bay leaf, red dried chilli, cumin seeds, hing and grated ginger. Add it to the dal and give it a boil.
- Sprinkle with coriander and serve it hot with rice and begun bhaja.
Notes
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