The name of this dish visualises the bits of meat clinging to mung bean noodles as ants climbing a tree. It’s a fast meal to cook – not including the time needed to soak the noodles ...

Moong dal, or mung beans, create a soothing ... Recipe from Fresh India by Meera Sodha, published by Fig Tree. Order your copy from books.telegraph.co.uk Sign up to the Front Page newsletter ...