Moong Daal Pakora

Name: Moong Daal Pakora
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1 cup yellow mung lentils (moong dal); 1-2 green chilies, chopped roughly; 1 tsp paste ginger; 1 onion; 1 pinch asafoetida (hing); 1 teaspoon whole black pepper; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds; 1/8 cup water or as required; salt as required; 1/2 tsp red chili powder; 1/2 tsp red chili flakes; 1/2 tsp garam masala; oil for deep frying or shallow frying

Zobia Sajjad @zobiasajjad

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

a popular and tasty street food snack. These are fried fritters made from yellow mung lentils, herbs, spices and are mildly spiced.ifter may banay or enjoy karein
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Zobia Sajjad @zobiasajjad

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

a popular and tasty street food snack. These are fried fritters made from yellow mung lentils, herbs, spices and are mildly spiced.ifter may banay or enjoy karein
#kuchhutkayforifter
#ambassador

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 servings

1 cupyellow mung lentils (moong dal)
1-2green chilies, chopped roughly
1 tsppaste ginger
1onion
1 pinchasafoetida (hing)
1 teaspoonwhole black pepper
1 teaspooncoriander seeds
1/8 cupwater or as required
salt as required
1/2 tspred chili powder
1/2 tspred chili flakes
1/2 tspgaram masala
oil for deep frying or shallow frying

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Steps

20 mins

1

In a bowl, soak moong dal in enough water for about 3-4 hours or overnight. Drain the water and add them to the grinder.
2

Add water and grind to a smooth paste. You can add some more water if required.
3

Coarsely crush the black pepper and coriander seeds in a mortar-pestle.
Add these to the ground moong dal batter. Add the chopped green chilies, onion, coriander ginger and asafeotida. Add salt, chili flakes, garam masala, red chili powder and mix well.
Stir the batter vigorously for a few minutes.
4

Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan.
Drop spoonfuls of the pakora batter in medium hot oil and fry till crisp and golden. You will have to flip the pakoras a couple of times for even cooking.
5

Serve the moong dal pakoda hot or warm with chutney varieties like coriander chutney or mint chutney