- Roast the dal in a dry skillet until it turns a light golden brown. Grind the coconut with the rest of the ingredients and some water into a smooth paste. Pressure cook the moong dal with 2 cups water and a generous pinch of turmeric. Once done, mash well to a smooth paste. Keeping the flame on low, add the ground coconut mixture and some salt to the dal. Cook until well blended – about 5-8 mins. Heat oil then add mustard,onion,red chilli,curry leaves. Once the mustard seeds have popped and the red chilly starts red, remove from fire and dunk everything into the dal mixture. Mix well.