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Another Daal you say. Well yes, another delicious lentil-bean stew. This one has whole green mung bean and Black eyed Peas. When cooked together, the mung bean gets mushy and makes for a thick gravy.
A twist to the usual lentil daal with Kashmiri Garam masala, Â more tomato and some celery. Try it! The kashmiri garam masala is different from the regular garam masala or curry powder. It has notes of cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and black pepper. Â
Top this with some taco seasoning, crumbled corn chips and you have some indianized Chili.
For a picture collection of Daal, Lentil/bean stews, curries, tikka masala see here. All pictures have the recipe link in the description. For a list, see Recipe index by Label here, under main course:India.
This month I am loving all things Black eyed pea after a lot of chickpea obsession all through december. What is your current favorite lentil or bean this week?
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Black Eyed Pea and Mung Bean Stew. Mixed Dal. Vegan Glutenfree Recipe
Ingredients Â
- 1/2 cup dry Mung bean, green mung/moong bean
- 1/2 cup dry black eyed peas/cow peas
- 2 teaspoons organic canola or coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon kashmiri garam masala, or use regular garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 dried red chili, or 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 5-6 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1/2 inch ginger minced
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped celery, Optional
- 2.5 cups water
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
InstructionsÂ
- Soak the black eyed peas and mung beans overnight or atleast 6 hours.
- Drain and rinse and keep ready.
- In a pressure cooker or a deep pan, add oil and heat on medium.
- Add cumin seeds, bay leaf and one dried red chili and mix for a few seconds.
- Add in the ginger, garlic and onion and saute for 4-5 minutes or until onion is translucent.
- Add in all the spices and mix for a few seconds.
- Add in the celery and tomato and cook for 4-5 minutes until tender.
- Add the rinsed beans, salt and water.
- Mix and pressure cook on low-medium for 6-7 whistles.- 20 minutes
- If making in a pan, add rinsed beans, 3 cups of water, salt, cover and cook for about an hour or until the mung beans are very squishy. Cover partially with a lid.
- Taste for salt and spice. Add more garam masala if needed. Add more water if needed(depends on the method of cooking, the beans and your preference of the consistency)
- Serve hot topped with fresh cilantro or seasoning of choice.
- Serve with flatbread(Rotis, Naan, Pita) or Rice.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Beautiful. Stews and daals are so difficult to photograph attractively, but you’d never guess it from looking at your photos. It’s proof of your talent that you’ve made me crave something so warm and hearty while I’m still in Hawaii in the 80-degree sunshine!
I was wondering if it looked alright. it tastes delicious, but most daals and bean stews end up with the same muddy yellow or rust color:)
you should be on the boat not commenting 🙂 enjoy your trip!!
I’ve never had mung beans but I could totally get behind them in this stew – looks so delicious and comforting.
i have loads of mung beans:) most days i end up eating the sprouts:)
Looks Fabulous! It has been pinned, and I hope to make it this week! Hugs!
Awesome.. let me know how it turns out!
Turned out great! Thxs!
Awesome! Glad you liked it!
I would really love a big bowl of this for tonight’s dinner :-).
I think i will make it again tomorrow!
You can continue to make dals all you want! They will make me drool every. single. time. 🙂
I still have some of my mom’s variations to make.. so there will always be more and more dals!
I am currently obsessed with green lentils! I’m going to try putting black-eyed peas in next time I make daal…
yes, add them to everything:) green lentils are awesome too!
love the combination here.. So delicious ..
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Love the combination of different beans into one homey, delicious stew. 🙂
Siri
Thanks Siri. i love combining beans.
Chili Indian style is on my to-do list too. I love the flavours and colour in your dish.
Thank you Rajani!
oh this looks so good! i wish i could have a big bowl of it right this second.
xo
kitte
I could too:)