Moonga Ghassi (Sprouted Green Gram Curry)

Moonga (Green grams) Ghassi (curry) is yet another konkani dish prepared in most of the occassion.It is a little tedious process but then every effort putin while cooking this dish is worth the taste.

Ingredients:

Sprouted Green Grams 1 cup
Coconut grated 1 cup
Red Chillies 3-4
Tamarind Paste 1/4th tspn
Curry Leaves 5-6
Rice 1 tbspn
Asefotida a pinch
mustard seeds 1/2 tspn
Oil 1 tbspn
Salt to taste


Preparation Method:

Soak green grams for 2 nights so it becomes easier to remove the skin from the gram, then add it in a pan with water to cook on medium heat.

Grind grated coconut , redchillies ., tamarind paste and wash and add that tbspn rice as well while grinding.Add boiled green grams a handful and grind again.

Add this paste to the cooked green grams along with salt and bring it to boil.

In another pan heat oil, add mustard seeds , curry leaves and asefotida.Once the seeds splutter add it to the curry and bring it to boil.