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Spinach Tomatoes and Moong Dal

Ingredients

1 -2 cups Imagine® Organic Vegetable Stock
Salt to taste
1 cup split mung beans washed and picked
1 T soft brown sugar
1 T vegetable oil or butter, melted
1 medium onion chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1inch peeled and grated ginger
½ t cumin seeds
½ t cayenne pepper
1 cup of chopped cilantro leaves
1/2 t of mild curry powder
¼ t turmeric
3 chopped tomatoes
1 lb fresh cleaned spinach leaves

Directions

  1. Pour stock or water in a saucepan, add a pinch of salt and the mung beans, and bring to boil
  2. Cover, reduce heat to low and cook until tender, about 30 minutes
  3. Add the sugar, and drain
  4. Melt oil or butter in a deep skillet; add the onions and sauté until translucent, about 3 to 5 minutes
  5. Add the garlic and ginger and cook over medium high heat for about 2 to 3 minutes
  6. Add the cumin seeds and cook until the seeds begin to sputter
  7. Add the rest of the seasonings and the mung beans, tomatoes and spinach and cook over medium heat until the spinach have wilted
  8. Remove from heat and serve
Serves: 6