Dal Moradabadi is a very popular street food in Moradabad ,UP . It is said to be found in the mughal invasion and gradually became a staple street food of moradabad. Shah jahan’s third son Murad when established the city of Moradabad this daal was introduced. He had ordered his cooks to make dal which is light and he was fond of rajasthani dal, this when the cook experimented with the moong dal , garnished it with onion coriander and amchur pd and served him as a snack, Murad had liked the dal so much that he used to have them 3 times a day. Moradabad is located to the west part of Uttar Pradesh , this city is well known for its brass and also called Brass City or Pital Nagri. Though there are lot many variations in toppings this simple dal with ghee and butter is a filling and healthiest chaat you can have. Moradabadi dal is not only street food they are served in wedding functions too as a starter. I read and referred all most all the post and videos available when I was researching this chaat.
After lot of research I came across this chaat and though is a simple and humble daal it was so delicious to have it in the form of chaat as well.This protein rich daal with some chopped onions, green chillies, chaat masala tastes yummy and feels light. This chaat is very famous Moradabad and every street there you can find a vendor selling daal with different toppings. Some serve paneer , fried chillies crushed, some even add papdi to the chaat but the main dal and the butter added is must. I have made it in a very simple way with some chaat chutney ,onions,green chillies,masalas, unsalted butter added to it. We had this chaat for evening snack and was perfect for a rainy day here. This chaat goes very well with jalebi and Imarti. Another famous street food of UP is Dahi jalebi which is an unusual combo, jalebi is served with thick curd which is not sour. I made some Instant jalebi to go with the chaat. This chaat can also be had for the morning breakfast with any bread you like.While I am thinking what to cook tomorrow for N here is my today’s letter M.
M for Moradabadi Moong Dal Chaat
Theme ~ Breakfast Recipes
Ingredients
For Dal
- Yellow Moong dal – 1/2 cup
- Ghee – 2 tsp
- Ginger paste – 3 tsp
- Asafoetida – A pinch
- Turmeric pd – 1/4 tsp
- Salt as needed
For Topping
- Lemon Juice – 2 tbsp
- Red chilli pd – 1/4 tsp
- Chaat Masala – 1/4 tsp
- Black Salt – 1/4 tsp
- Cumin Pd -1/4 tsp
- Green chillies – 2 tsp ( chopped)
- Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp ( chopped)
- Onion- 2 tbsp ( chopped)
- Radish/Mooli – 2 tbsp ( grated)
- Green chutney – 2 tbsp
- Ginger julienne’s – few
- Fresh Butter – As needed
Method
- In a bowl wash and soak moong dal in water for an hour and drain the water.
- In a pressure cooker heat ghee add ginger paste saute , add the moong dal , salt and turmeric pd.
- Pressure cook the moong dal for 2-3 whistles , the dal should be well mash-able.
- After pressure subsides open the cooker and mash the dal well.
- Pour some dal in a serving dish , add some chopped onions, coriander leaves, green chillies and radish.
- Sprinkle red chilli pd, chaat masala, black salt and cumin pd.
- Top it with fresh lemon juice.
- Add a dollop of chutney on the dal. Garnish it with ginger juliennes .Top it with butter and serve.
- They go very well with jalebi’s, dunk the jalebi in the dal and enjoy.
Variations
- You can top the dal with paneer, papadi and also fried chillies.
- Some even add meethi chutney to this chaat , but I kept it savory as I had some jalebi’s on side`.
- Yellow Moong dal - ½ cup
- Ghee - 2 tsp
- Ginger paste - 3 tsp
- Asafoetida - A pinch
- Turmeric pd - ¼ tsp
- Salt as needed
- Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp
- Red chilli pd - ¼ tsp
- Chaat Masala - ¼ tsp
- Black Salt - ¼ tsp
- Cumin Pd -1/4 tsp
- Green chillies - 2 tsp ( chopped)
- Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp ( chopped)
- Onion- 2 tbsp ( chopped)
- Radish/Mooli - 2 tbsp ( grated)
- Green chutney - 2 tbsp
- Ginger julienne's - few
- Fresh Butter - As needed
- In a bowl wash and soak moong dal in water for an hour and drain the water.
- In a pressure cooker heat ghee add ginger paste saute , add the moong dal , salt and turmeric pd.
- Pressure cook the moong dal for 2-3 whistles , the dal should be well mash-able.
- After pressure subsides open the cooker and mash the dal well.
- Pour some dal in a serving dish , add some chopped onions, coriander leaves, green chillies and radish.
- Sprinkle red chilli pd, chaat masala, black salt and cumin pd.
- Top it with fresh lemon juice.
- Add a dollop of chutney on the dal. Garnish it with ginger juliennes .Top it with butter and serve.
- They go very well with jalebi's, dunk the jalebi in the dal and enjoy.
- You can top the dal with paneer, papadi and also fried chillies.
- Some even add meethi chutney to this chaat , but I kept it savory as I had some jalebi's on side`.
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Each and every picture is awesome and that heart-shaped butter superb. Romba porumai nga ungalukku. Humble dal in the form of chaat is so amazing and I am going to try it this week itself. Between where did you buy those katoris?
He he Srividhya, Thank you so much for all those wonderful comments 😀 Earthen katories are from India 🙂
Omg, that heart shaped butter looks super cute and very catchy.. Am hearing about this moong dal ki chaat for the first time Manju, would love to give a try definitely.
Such an incredible presentation, awesome .;
While this daal is served as chat in UP , it is made in our homes very regularly . We call it Maakhani Daal and serve it with either pooris or chapati. It sure is a no frill daal and tastes out of the world . Also let me tell you this daal is a Street Food in Pakistan , my mom has lot of memories of this and tells us about vendors outside her school .
Jalebi Dahi is new to me , sounds interesting !
Great pics , awesome presentation and a beautiful post .
Awesome Info di 🙂
Dhal as a chat is so new, and it looks so delicious. That jalebi and dahi combo also looks amazing. How do you find such recipes Manjula? They are just awesome..
Fantastic find, Manjula. The pictures look very beautiful with all the earthen pot props used. The healthy chaat is simple and flavorful for sure.
Wow, Moong dal ki chaat is amazing. You have presented them so well with ginger juliennes and heart shaped butter, wish i could grab that bowl from the screen. Also it’s really interesting to know how this chaat originated . Kudos to your efforts for sharing this kind of unique chaat and with jelabi,it must be lip smacking delicious !!!
Beautifully presented dal chaat .. Always you have this habit of tempting us with these beautiful pics..
superb presentation manjula!!! ippadi daily asathina, naanga eppadi comment pannarathu!!! Room potu than yosikanum!!!
Moong dal chat looks amazing!! that butter on top is superb!!!!
I recernty tasted this at a local restuatnt and here you are with the recipe 🙂 that was served without the butter though, I will try your recipe, Manjula . loved the earthenware in which this chaat is served..
I am not sure which picture more pretty Manjula! what a new dish for us to learn..very nicely done.
I’ve not heard of this chaat but wouldn’t mind having a bowlful of it. It looks so tempting that cute heart shaped butter makes it all the more desiring. awesome clicks, you sure know to make my mouth water with all those gorgeous photos.
Absolutely stunning clicks and the recipe sounds so exotic and delicious. Dal served as chaat sounds very interesting and so comforting and filling. Awesome pic Manjula.
That is just such an awesome chaat recipe and I love the cute bowls that you have served it in. Looks fabulous and your clicks as always are so tempting!
What a delicious chaat! It is so interesting to read you post which is packed with information and deliciousness! Love the heart shaped butter is so cute!