Moong Dal Pakoda Recipe | Moong Dal Vada Recipe
Moong dal pakoda is a very crispy and tasty snack made with moong dal, onion, coriander leaves and other Indian spices. Relish with Ketchup or Coriander Chutney and enjoy this delicious snack!
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 90kcal
Equipment
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
- Mixer Grinder
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Moong Dal 1 Cup - 250ml
- 3 Green Chili
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1 teaspoon Peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Coriander seeds
- 1 Onion Finely chopped
- ¼ Cup Coriander Leaves Chopped
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 Cups Oil For Deep Frying
Instructions
Soaking Dal
- Take moong dal in a vessel. Add water to soak the dal. Set aside for 2 hours.
Making Moong dal batter
- After 2 hours, drain water from soaked moong dal and take it to mixer jar along with green chili and ginger.
- Grind the dal to a coarse paste without adding any water. The batter should be thick and not be runny. Take the moong dal batter in a mixing bowl.
Making Spice Powder
- Take pepper, cumin and coriander seeds in a mixer jar.
- Grind it to a coarse powder. Set this aside.
Prepare Pakoda mixture
- To the moong dal batter, add finely chopped onion, coriander leaves, pepper-cumin-corinader powder and salt. Mix well. Pakoda mixture ready!
Deep Frying Pakoda
- Heat 2 cups of oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Once the oil is hot enough, drop 4-5 small portion of pakoda mixture gently in oil. We don't need to shape the pakoda. we can just take a small portion of mixture and drop in oil.
- Keep in low to medium flame and deep fry the pakoda till they are golden brown and crispy.
- Take out the fried pakoda and place in a paper towel to drain excess oil. Repeat the same for the rest of the pakoda mixture.
Serving Time
- Relish the Pakoda with Ketchup or Coriander chutney!
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Nutrition
Serving: 30g | Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 2g