Moong Dal Pakora |Green Gram Fritters is a heirloom recipe made from whole green gram soaked and crushed to paste.Delicious and healthy they can either be fried or baked and also air fried.
This is my mothers recipe.A super hit for all Tea parties,even as dinner parties snack.My family loved it and she was mostly instructed to make it for almost all family dinners.Its not funny,but these fritters do deserve all that love.We have grown up having these pakoras/fritters and relished each time she made them. Now, as a mother I can even relate to her,why she was so glad when we hogged on to these dal/lentil fries.
She fed us Dal/Lentil,which was otherwise a Big fight and she won the war by simply disguising the proteins ,which we despised eating.Really,today I feel the same when my children enjoy these.These bite sized fritters are amazing.You’ll believe me only once you have tried one yourself. Firstly, they do not taste vegetarian. Yes yes! They are a vegetarian snack,but the flavors are very kabab like.So,its good news for all you vegetarians.They are healthy,high protein and extremely yummy! And i am celebrating the new look my blog got today and the rains complimenting the whole mood.
Moong Dal/Green Gram Fritters/Pakoras
Ingredients
- 1 cup moong dal green gram whole/ (lentil): (1 cup = 200 ml)
- 4 tbsps chana dal
- 6 - 7 green chillies
- 10 cloves chopped garlic
- to taste salt
- 1 tbsp Coriander Dhania Powder / powder
- 1/2 tbsp chaat masala
Instructions
- Soak both the Lentils/Dals overnight.
- In the Morning, grind the dal/lentil along with the green chilies and garlic cloves. Grind to a fine paste with very little water. The paste should be thick and not runny.
- Add the spices and rest of the ingredients in the batter.
- Heat oil in a wok/kadai.On medium flame fry big sized round pakoras till centre cooked.remember we need to refry them before serving so,donu2019t fry till very dark in colour.They should be fried on medium flame till little golden.
- Fry as many and keep aside.At this stage you can store them in the fridge if you are making ahead for a party.These fritters can be stored in the freezer for 15-20 days.
- Before serving,cut the round pakoras into small bite sized pieces.Heat oil ,and fry them again till cooked on all sides.Fry till dark golden.
- Serve with mint and tamarind chutney or a simple tomato ketchup.These fritters wonu2019t disappoint you with any option. Happy Snacking! ,