Pesara pappu Kura was to my knowledge almost the first dish I learnt to cook myself. It is one of those dishes that can cook itself anytime. Cooking Yellow Moong Dal is not tough and this dal is one of the staple dals that get featured on our Sunday breakfast menu.
This Sunday I really thought I had enough of Channa Masala with Poori week after week. Mind you, except the elders nobody raised a voice in opposition. Infact seeing their favorite Channa not on the table I heard 2 voices protesting strongly. I sternly said I had enough and we should explore other wonderful dishes too.
Within minutes I heard one sweet little voice that said "Amma this is so tasty, please make this every day for me" That was Chinnu who asks for me to make a particular dish everyday if he likes it. Then Konda too joined him to say it was very nice.
Though I always make this dal in Pressure Cooker, this time I wanted to try the same in my Microwave Oven.
I was thinking of soaking the dal in water for 10 - 15 minutes. But felt soaking in hot water will be better. So Micro 1 cup of water for 2 mins in micro, while you wash the dal.
Soak yellow moong dal in hot water for 5 minutes with lid covered.
Micro the dal for 15 mins with 1 & 1/2 cups water.
Then saute chopped onions, green chilies, cumin for 2 mins
Followed by tomatoes and turmeric for 2 mins
Tomatoes get really mashed well.
Finally add the cooked dal along with 2 cups of water and salt. Micro for 5 mins
Dal is ready to be served
Ingredients Needed
Yellow Moong Dal / Peserapappu - 3/4 cup
Water - 3 & 1/2 cup
Onions - 1/2 of a small one
Tomatoes - 1 medium
Green chillies - 4
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Tadka
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - few springs
I didn't add Red chilies and Curry leaves. Hence chopped Green chilies while sautéing so it had normal spice.
All of us felt that this version of dal was much tastier than the usual Pressure Cooker one.
Since this is one of my favorite dish prepared entirely in Microwave, sending this to PJ who is hosting my MEC event this month themed on our Favorites!
Recipe
Yellow Moong Dal in Microwave | Pesarapappu Kura for Poori | Step By Step Recipe in Microwave
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Yellow Moong Dal / Peserapappu
- 3 & 1/2 cup Water
- Onions 1/2 of a small one
- 1 medium Tomatoes
- 4 Green Chillies
- A pinch Turmeric Powder
Tadka
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- Coriander Leaves few springs
Ann says
Wow - how quick! And you didn't have to pre-soak for hours either? Wow!
Priya says
Thick moong dal looks super comforting..
Cooking Blog Indexer says
I never tried to microwave daal..will try it someday..
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
amazing looking pappu, lovely combo with poori, never had dal/koora before with pooti.
Sukanya Ramkumar says
Perfect combo... So mouthwatering... YUM!
GEETHA ACHAL says
Perfect Combination...Love to eat pooris even daily...Thanks for sharing...
PJ says
This is our family fav too Srivalli.I was going to post this for MEC but u beat me to it :).Initially I too experimented with soaking the dal,then one day it struck me to just soak in hot water for a few minutes and have been following it since.Looks delicious with Poori.
Prathibha says
I love moong dal...Its is the easiest dal one can make...Never had moong dal wid poori...sounds interesting..
Sanjeeta kk says
That's lovely, might save a lot of time.
Latha says
Pappu with Poori...nice combo! Looks very tasty.
DEESHA says
nice N quick Microwave version of dal
Anonymous says
Pleasant!
kanthi says
great and a very good dish for all.
Divya Kudua says
Wow..this is great.Getting the curry done while making the poori sounds like a great idea.I miss cooking in my mw too,did that so often before.Let me see if I can come up with something for your event!!
Sweet Artichoke says
waow,it's amazing to see how quick this recipe is to prepare! Perfect for a last minute dal craving 🙂
shriya says
Nice recipe and never tried moong dal in microwave. Thanks for sharing.Love the pics.