Ingredients
Moong Dal – 1 cup
Onion – 1/4 cup, finely chopped
Green Chillies – 4, finely chopped
Baking Powder – a pinch
Salt as per taste
Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Coriander Leaves – few
Oil as required for frying
Method
- Soak the dal for 2 hours.
- Drain well.
- Add salt and grind to a coarse paste.
- Add green chillies, onion, coriander leaves, baking powder and cumin seeds.
- Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
- Make small balls of the dough and fry them in hot oil until golden brown.
- Remove and drain excess oil.
Serve hot with sauce or mint chutney.
To make Moong Dal Pakodi Chaat:
Ingredients
Curd – 1 cup, whisked
Sev – 1 cup
Green Chutney for Chaat (recipe here)
Sweet Chutney
Coriander Leaves – few, chopped
Method
Transfer the prepared pakodis to a plate.
Add 2 to 3 tblsp of the whisked curd on top.
Sprinkle sev.
Garnish with green chutney, sweet chutney and coriander leaves.
Serve at once.