Moong Dal Pakoda (Fritters)
Moong Dal Pakoda is a vegan and a gluten free snack, made using yellow split moong dal and a few ingredients available at home, best served along with tea.
Ingredients
- 500 gms ~ 2 Cups of Split Yellow Moong Dal
- 1 tablespoon of Whole Coriander
- 1-2 teaspoon of Whole Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon Green chilly paste
- Salt
- Oil for Deep frying
Instructions
- Wash and Soak the Split Yellow Moong Dal for 4-5 hours.
- Lightly crush the Whole Coriander in a mortar and pestle or with the help of a rolling pin.
- In a blender add in the soaked Moong Dal with little or no water.
- Grind it to a coarser texture. We do not want a paste, the dal needs to be coarse.
- Now add the crushed coriander, black pepper, ginger paste, chilly paste and salt.
- Mix everything and in a deep wok keep the oil for frying.
- Once the oil is hot, switch the stove to medium and drop half of the lemon size batter in the oil.
- Take the batter in your fingers, and slide it using the thumb.
- The frying has to be on slow to medium, or else the dal will not be cooked properly and you will get raw or uncooked pakodas.
- Turn in between for 2-3 times, until the pakodas are cooked from all the sides and are golden brown.
- Serve it hot with Green coriander chutney and Chai (Tea)
Notes
The frying has to be done on slow to medium or else the pakodas would be left uncooked.