Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Moong Dal Pakoras


Moong Dal Pakoras

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup without skin wash moong dal
  • 1 cup mashed boiled potatoes
  • 2 tablespoon chopped hara dhania
  • 2 chopped onions
  • 3-4 chopped green chili adjust to taste
  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
  • A pinch of asafetida (hing)
  • Baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • Oil to fry

Method
First of all Wash dal and soak in about 3 cups of water for 4-5 hours, after that Grind dal
coarsely using very little water.Add all the ingredients to the dal (chopped onions,green
chilies,coriander leaves,turmeric,salt,hing and baking soda).
mix well the batter for 2-3 minutes.
this will make the batter light. Add the water if needed, batter should be soft. If batter is too
thick Vadas will be hard .....now your batter is ready.

Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat.The frying pan should have about 1 inch of oil. Fry the pakoda in small batches until golden-brown all
around then take it out from oil ...Moong Dal Vada should be crispy from outside and from soft inside.Now your pakoras are ready to be serve.

Serve them spicy delicious snack crispy moong dal pakora with Hari dhaniya ki Chutney or yammy Tomato Sauce.