Sprouts - Moth Dal

This is the Indian Moth Dal Or Brown Pessarulu. This is high in protin and folic acid contant and is very nutritious.

Ingredients:

1 Cup moth dal. Soak the dal in water over night. In the morning, Drain the water and tie the sprouts in a cloth. Put the tied sprouts on a strainer and sprinkle some water and keep it moist and wet. Leave it for 3 days till it sprouts. Then remove it in a dish and cook it.

To Cook:

1/2 tea spoon mustard seeds.
1/2 tea spoon Jeera / Cumin.
1/2 tea spoon udath dal.
2 red chillis
5 curry leaves.
1 tea spoon oil.
Salt to taste

Method
* In a pan put one tea spoon oil.
* When it is warm put all the above popu/tadka ingredients. Little it splutter. then Add the sprouted moth dal to it. and mix it.
* Cover it with lid for some time. Till it is just cooked. For about 5 mins.
* Fry it for a couple more minutes and remove it from flame. Garnish it with some chopped coriander/cilantro.
* Serve it hot as a snack or as a side dish or salad.