Whole Green Mung Bean Bhaji

Whole green mung dhal bhaji is a wholesome food by itself; but it can also be an excellent side dish for rotis, parathas and tortillas.This dish has good protein and high fiber content. Given recipe will serve for 5 to 6. I am going to serve this dish with layered parathas for which I will be posting a two part video.

Ingredients:

1 big onion diced 
1 C. cauliflower cut into chunks
2 small potato diced
1 14.5 OZ chopped canned Tomato
1 C. whole green mung bean cooked
3 cloves of garlic crushed
2 stick of cinnamon
2 cloves
1 black cardamom skin removed
1/2 tsp. fennel seeds
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp. hot red chili powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt (adjust to your taste)
2 T. oil
T. = Tablespoon, tsp. = teaspoon

Method:

cooking the beans: Whole mung beans can be cooked in a pressure cooker with 1 1/4 C. water (No pre-soaking is needed for pressure cooking) or it can be cooked over the open stove until it is soft (for about 30 to 40 minutes in medium heat, need to pre-soak the beans for 30 minutes to speed up the cooking).

In a four quart sauce pan add the oil and heat it for a minute on high. Add the fennel, cloves, cinnamon,  and cardamom to the oil. Fry just for 20 seconds. When the spices start to sputter, add the onion and sauté for a minute stirring constantly. When the onions turn translucent, add the cauliflower and potatoes to the pan. Continue sautéing by stirring constantly for a minute. 

Turn the stove to medium to medium-high. Now add the turmeric powder, chili powder, and salt to the vegetable. Stir to distribute the spices and continue to sauté the vegetable. At this point add about 1/4 to 1/3 C of water to the sautéing vegetable stir completely. Stir in the crushed garlic to the  sautéing vegetable. Cover and cook the vegetable for about 6 minutes stirring now and then. After about 3 minutes of cooking stir in the tomatoes. Continue to cook for 3 more minutes. Mix in the cooked mung bean throughly into the vegetable. Heat for a minute. Taste and adjust the salt only if needed.  

Now the whole green mung bean bhaji is ready to be served. Above preparation will serve 5 to 6.