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Mag nu shak | moong ki sabzi | how to make green moong ki sabzi

Author Nehas Cook Book
1.50 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Curry, Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 

For moong dhokli

  • 1 cup soaked green moong
  • 3-4 green chilli
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 5-6 garlic cloves
  • ½ cup coriander leaves
  • 2-3 tbsp water
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp ajwain
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp dry mango - amchur powder
  • ¼ tsp black pepper powder

For mag nu shak

  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 inch cinnemon
  • 2 dry red chilli
  • Pinch of hing
  • 1 tbsp green chilli paste
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 1 tsp garlic paste
  • ¾ cup chopped onion
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • ¾ cup chopped tomatoes
  • Salt to taste
  • 2.5 cup water or as required
  • 1 tbsp kasuri methi
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp jaggery
  • Some coriander leaves

Instructions

Making moong dhokli paste

  • In a mixture jar, add 1 cup soaked moong beans, green chilli, ginger, garlic cloves, coriander leaves and some water. Grind it into smooth and thick paste.
  • add grinded paste into mixing bowl, takeout 2 tbsp of grinded paste into another bowl. Keep it aside.
  • Now in a paste, add salt, jeera, ajwain, turmeric powder, dry mango powder and black pepper powder. Mix well.
  • Moong dhokli paste is ready. keep it aside.

Making mag nu shak

  • In a pan, add oil, cumin seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon, dry red chilli and hing. Sauté it.
  • Then add green chilli paste, ginger paste and garlic paste. Sauté it.
  • add chopped onion and sauté till it become slightly soft and translucent.
  • Now, lower the flame and add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and some water. sauté masala till oil separate from its sides.
  • Then add chopped tomatoes and salt. mix well.
  • Now add ¼ cup water and mix well. Then lower the flame, place a bowl with water into centre of pan.
  • Then take a plate and grease with oil. Add moong dhokli paste and spread evenly into plate.
  • Cover and cook sabzi for 12-15 minutes on low flame till moong dhokli is properly steamed.
  • Remove lid and take out dhokli plate from pan. And cut dhokli into square pieces.
  • Now add kasuri methi into gravy masala and mix well.
  • Then add 1.5 cup water into gravy masala and bring it to boil.
  • Now add dhokli pieces and mix well.
  • Cover and cook sabzi for 5 minutes on low flame, till it absorb gravy flavor.
  • Then add garam masala and jaggery. Mix well.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve mug nu shak with roti or steam rice.

Notes

  • Grind moong into smooth and thick paste.
  • steam moong dhokli on low flame for 12-15 minutes.
  • if knife comes out clear means dhokli is properly cooked.
  • cover and cook sabzi on low flame, so gravy flavor absorb into dhokli.