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Moong dal is ground and made as pakoda, with which we make this delicious chaat, topped with sweetened yogurt, chutneys.
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This has been in my phone sent by my friend Sangeeta. I have been waiting to get all the ingredients that she sent to make this chaat.
But somehow I was not able to get all at once. I forget or it doesn’t happen.
She sent me a pakodi chaat recipe that has moong dal pakodi, which is made with lots of spinach and mint leaves and all the spice powders.
But here I have made a simple plain pakoda and made the chaat she told me. So here’s the recipe that I made in a simplified manner.
Check my other chaat recipes.
Instructions
- Soak moong dal for 3 hrs minimum. Drain and grind it with green chilli and ginger to a smooth paste. Add water carefully while grinding.
2. Add mint, coriander leaves, salt, asafoetida, cooking soda and ajwain to it and mix well to make a batter.
3. Heat oil and pour 1 tablespoon of batter per pakoda and deep fry in medium flame until golden. Stir and flip in between to ensure even cooking. Drain in paper towel.
4. Add 1 or 2 teaspoon of sugar and little salt in hot water. Add the fried pakoda to it and let it get soaked for atleast half hour. Once done, squeeze gently the water and keep in a serving bowl.
5. In another bowl, beat curd with sugar and salt. Add the soaked pakodas to the curd and let it be aside for 30 mins more.
6. To serve, in a serving bowl, add pakoras along with some curd. Add sweet chutney, green chutney, sprinkle some chilli powder, cumin seeds powder and top with sev.
I like to chill my soaked vada slightly before serving. Best to have it chilled in this summer too!
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Moong dal pakoda chaat recipe
Moong dal pakoda chaat is a delicious snack made with deep fried dumplings soaked and topped with sweetened yogurt, sev, chutneys.
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Soaking time 3 hours hours
Author Raks Anand
Servings 4 people
Cup measurements
Ingredients
To make pakoda
- ½ cup Moong dal
- 1 Green chilli
- 1 teaspoon Chopped ginger
- 1 tablespoon Chopped mint and coriander leaves
- Asafoetida a generous pinch
- Cooking soda a generous pinch
- ½ teaspoon Ajwain
- Salt
- Oil to deep fry
Other ingredients
- 1 cup Curd
- ¼ cup Sugar
- Salt
- Green chutney as needed
- Sweet chutney as needed
- 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon Roasted cumin seeds powder
- 2 tablespoon Chopped coriander leaves
- Sev as needed
Instructions
Soak moong dal for 3 hrs minimum.
Drain and grind it with green chilli and ginger to a smooth paste.
Add water carefully while grinding.
On top add mint, coriander leaves, salt, asafoetida, cooking soda and ajwain to it and mix well in a beating manner to make a batter. This is to aerate the batter.
Heat oil and pour 1 tablespoon of batter per pakoda and deep fry in medium flame until golden.
Stir and flip in between to ensure even cooking. Drain in paper towel.
Add 1 or 2 teaspoon of sugar and little salt in hot water.
After that, add the fried pakoda to it and let it get soaked for atleast half hour.
Once done, squeeze gently the water and keep in a serving bowl.
In another bowl, beat curd with sugar and salt.
Add the soaked pakodas to the curd and let it be aside for 30 mins more.
To serve, in a serving bowl, add pakoras along with some curd.
Add sweet chutney, green chutney, sprinkle some chilli powder, cumin seeds powder and top with sev.
Notes
- Adding cooking soda in the pakoda batter, makes it soft and spongy and ensure it gets cooked.
- Make sure the pakodas are soaked well.
- You can add spice powders like garam masala, red chilli and dhaniya powder in the pakoda batter.
- I made more quantity than mentioned in the recipe.
- Curd may be needed more than mentioned.
- You can add chaat masala too while serving.
- Sev can be skipped.
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naga nandu
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Sornamathi RaviShankar
Dear Raji, I just make the moong dal vadai as you mentioned. Never tried a chat twist with this. Will pin it for trying. And very beautiful tray as usual! You rock!!
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Raks anand
Thank you.
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Anu Narayanan
Great presentation as always. I am sure it tastes as awesome as it looks.
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The Happie Friends Potpourricorner
Lovely prresentation Raks!! You nailed it 🙂
Thanks,
SharmilaReply
Happys Cook
Lovely presention and perfectly made chaat..
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Roli
Will try this for my next home party for colleagues.
Wish me luck !!!Reply
Raks Anand
Hope you all will like it 🙂
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