Mooga gaati is a dish with sprouted moong and coconut paste prepared in Goa. Its almost same as mooga randayi but it has sweetish taste due to jaggery. There are many versions of gaati and this is one of them.
This dish is like a gravy. Not dry. Also when you let it sit in the pan you will not see any water colleting on top. So it is not too watery like dal. It is served as a side dish and it mainly prepared in almost all hindu households during Ganesh Festival as the meals are only veg.
Ingredients:
1 cup sprouted moong
1/2 cup coconut
5-6 curry leaves
2 green chilies
1 red chili
4-5 black pepper
1/2 tsp coriander seeds
A pinch turmeric
1/2 – 1 tsp jaggery
2 pieces of kokum
Oil
A pinch asafetida
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
Salt
Method:
Wash sprouted moong. Cook them in enough water.
Heat a little oil and add slitted green chilies. When they are fried, take out and add pepper, coriander seeds. Grind with coconut, turmeric, red and green chilies.
Add the paste to cooked moong, add jaggery, kokum, salt. Cook.
Heat oil. Add mustard seeds. When they start popping, add asafoetida and curry leaves. Pour the seasoning over the dish.
Serve hot as a side dish with rice and dal/gravy.
Serves : 2-3
Preparation time : 30mins
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