MOONG DAAL PAKORE

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4-6

Ingredients:

1 cup moong dhuli daal
1 onion finely chopped
1/2" ginger finely chopped
1-2 green chillies finely chopped
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tsp catch sabzi masala
1/2 tsp dhania powder
1/4 tsp degi mirch powder or red chili or black pepper powder
1/4 tsp amchoor powder / dry mango powder
salt to taste
oil for frying

Method:

1. Wash and soak moong daal for 2-4 hours or over night.
2. Drain out all the water and coarsely grind the daal in a mixer add very littile water if required. Stir the batter with a spoon for few minutes to aerate.
3. Add rest of the ingredients and mix well.
4. Heat oil in a kadahi and drop spoonfuls of the moong daal batter in medium hot oil and fry till crisp and golden brown in color.
5. Drain the moong daal pakoras on paper napkins or kitchen towel to remove excess oil.
6. Serve moong dal pakoras hot with coriander chutney, tamarind chutney or tomato ketchup.