CookingMuri ghonto with fish head and roasted mung dal: ingredients and method
The classic Bengali muri ghonto depends on three things: a well-cleaned fish head, mung dal dry-roasted first, and spices cooked down properly.
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Mung bean
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CookingMoog-potol: a ghee-scented pointed gourd and moong dal dish
Fried pointed gourd and potato simmered with soaked moong dal, tomato, ginger and ground spices, finished with garam masala and ghee.
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Mung bean seeds still sprout after 45 years in cold storage; other crops fade far sooner
Tests at Australia's Grains Genebank found 90 per cent of mung bean seed viable after some 45 years, but many tropical crop seeds fell below 85 per cent viability within 20 to 40 years, a warning to seed banks to test regularly.
CookingGreen mango dal fry: a summer recipe with masoor or mung lentils
A recipe published by Jagonews24's lifestyle desk on 27 May 2026: masoor or mung dal pressure-cooked with green mango, turmeric and salt, then finished with a tempering of ghee, cumin and dried chillies and served with hot rice.