Moong daal with alu and Gobi

Moong daal with alu & gobi(alu phulkopi die mooger daal)…….one of my favourite dishes. My mom used to cook it so often and we just loved to have it with with rice or roti. Very easy to prepare but very tasty as well.

Ingredients:

• 1 big potato chopped into pieces (as u like small or little bigger)
• ½ of cauliflower cut into pieces little bigger than potatoes
• ½ cup of moong dal
• 1 tomato cut into small pieces
• ½ of a big onion’s paste
• 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp chili powder or as per your choice
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tsp garam masala powder(mostly required homemade)
• Oil as per needed
• 2 bay leaves 

Method:

First take some oil in a cooker and fry the moong daal in low flam for 2-3 minutes. Then wash the dal and add 1cup fresh water, little salt. Pinch of turmeric powder to it and cover the cooker. Give it 2-3 whistles (your daal should be 3 quarter of boiled). Then in an another pan take some oil and fry the potatoes and cauliflowers till they turn golden brown. Keep them aside. Now wash the pan and take 2-3 tbsp of oil when it is hot. First give the onion paste and saute it until it turns golden in color. Then add the ginger garlic paste and bay leaves. Stir it for ½ minute and add the red chili powder, turmeric powder and chopped tomatoes. Add little water at this section  and stir the mixture in medium flame until it releases oil. Now add the boiled moong daal and  the fried potato cauliflower  into it. Stir it for 1-2 minutes in low to medium flame. Then add 2-3 cups of water or as much gravy you like. Let it be cooked until the potatoes and cauliflowers get boiled. When it is done switch off the flame and spread the garam masla powder on the daal. Now it is read