Chawla dal pakode

Name: Chawla dal pakode
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Chawla dal (white lobia lentil) –; 1-2 tsp Moong dal (moong lentil) – (optional); 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds (saunf); 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (jeera); 1/2 tsp Coriander seeds (sabut dhania); 4-5 Cloves (lavang); 1/2 tsp Chilli flakes; 8-10 cloves Garlic (lahsun); 1 inch Ginger (adrak) – piece (roughly chopped); 2-3 Green chilli (hari mirch) – (roughly chopped); ½ cup Fresh coriander leaves (hara dhaniya) – (roughly chopped); 1/2 tsp Homemade garam masala powder –; ½ cup Onions (pyaz) –finely chopped; 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder –; 1 tsp Salt –; 1/2 tsp Asafetida (hing) – less than; as needed Oil for frying

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Rajasthani dal pakode

Sonu @cook_8104227

Rajasthani dal pakode

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Ingredients

1 cupChawla dal (white lobia lentil) –
1-2 tspMoong dal (moong lentil) – (optional)
1/2 tspFennel seeds (saunf)
1/2 tspCumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tspCoriander seeds (sabut dhania)
4-5Cloves (lavang)
1/2 tspChilli flakes
8-10 clovesGarlic (lahsun)
1 inchGinger (adrak) – piece (roughly chopped)
2-3Green chilli (hari mirch) – (roughly chopped)
½ cupFresh coriander leaves (hara dhaniya) – (roughly chopped)
1/2 tspHomemade garam masala powder –
½ cup Onions (pyaz) –finely chopped
1/2 tspRed chilli powder –
1 tspSalt –
1/2 tspAsafetida (hing) – less than
as neededOil for frying

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Steps

1

Wash and soak both dals for about 2-3 hours and drain out it's excess water and keep aside.
2

Dry roast fennel, cumin, and coriander seeds and keep aside.
3

In a blender add dry roast spices, cloves, chilli flakes, dals, garlic cloves, ginger, green chilies, coriander leaves, garam masala powder, red chilli powder, salt and asafetida.
4

Grind into coarse paste.
5

Try to grind without using any water but in case you find it difficult to grind, add just 1-2 tsp of water, but not more than that.
6

Add chopped onions into the dal paste and mix well.
7

Heat oil at medium flame.
8

Before frying the pakodas, beat the batter for 2-3 minutes to make it light and fluffy.
9

Put a small drop into the oil to check the temperature, if the ball comes up immediately and does not change it's colour it means the oil is ready for frying.
10

Now carefully drop small round portions of the dal batter into the hot oil and fry the pakodas until golden. Keep turning for even colour.
11

Take out the fried pakodas from the oil and serve the hot dal ke pakoda with green chutney and tomato ketchup.