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Creamy Mung Dal with Carrots

Nicole Blair
This vegan mung dal with carrots is super delicious, creamy and easy to prepare. It warms you on cold winter days, fills you up and is easy to digest at the same time.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Stew
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 667 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Cutting board and knife
  • 1 Vegetable grater
  • 1 vegetable peeler
  • 1 Cooking pot and spoon

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 onions snow-white
  • 20 g ginger fresh
  • 600 g carrots
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil native
  • 1 tsp real caraway ground
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 4 tsp ayurvedic spice blend see basic recipe
  • 320 g mung beans peeled and halved
  • 500 ml coconut milk creamy
  • 500 ml water

Instructions
 

  • Peel the 2 onions and finely dice them. Peel and finely grate the 20 g ginger. Roughly grate the 600 g carrots with a vegetable grater.
  • Heat 2 tbsp coconut oil oil in a large saucepan and sauté onions, ginger and 1 tsp real caraway, 2 tsp salt and 4 tsp ayurvedic spice blend.
  • Rinse 320 g mung beans under running water until runoff water runs clear.
  • Add the mung beans and grated carrots to the saucepan with the onions and spices. Add 500 ml coconut milk and 500 ml water.
  • Simmer on a low heat for 30 minutes until the dish has a creamy consistency. However, the mung beans should not completely disintegrate.

Notes

The Creamy Mung Dal tastes great with the Fennel Mango Salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 667kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 24gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 29gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 1304mgPotassium: 1878mgFiber: 19gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 25173IUVitamin B1: 1mgVitamin B2: 0.3mgVitamin B3: 4mgVitamin B5: 2mgVitamin B6: 1mgVitamin C: 19mgVitamin E: 2mgVitamin K: 29µgCalcium: 208mgCopper: 1mgFolate: 559µgIron: 11mgManganese: 2mgMagnesium: 239mgPhosphorus: 488mgSelenium: 7µgZinc: 3mgCholine: 108mgNet Carbohydrates: 56g
Keyword gluten-free, low in histamine, skin-friendly, vegan, vegetarian