How to Make Mix Dal Pakoda

Yes! it's monsoon here. One of the best season. It is very nice to have hot ginger tea with some mouthwatering and piping hot pakodas. So, here it's a home made recipe for Mid Dal Pakodas. To make it healthy I tried to add more and more dals - lentil. Because as we all know lentils are very good source of protein. So enjoy this hot snack during this rainy season.


Preparation time - 10 to 15 minutes
Soaking time - 4 to 5 hours
Cooking time - 15 to 20 minutes

Ingredients to Make mix Dal Pakoda:

1 cup yellow moong dal

2 to 3 table spoon chana dal (split bengal gram)

1 cup urad dal (split black lentil)

1 cup green moong dal

5 to 6 green chillies

1 table spoon ginger paste

1 to 1 1/2 table spoon garlic paste

Salt to taste

1/4 cup yellow moong dal

Oil to fry

To serve with:

Fried green chillies

Onion

Method to make Mix Dal Pakoda:

• Wash and soak 1 cup yellow moong dal, urad dal and chana dal in lukewarm water for 4 to 5 hours.
• In another bowl wash and soak green moong dal in warm water for 4 to 5 hours.
• Again in other bowl wash and soak 1/4 cup moong dal in warm water for 2 to 3 hours.
• After that wash green moong dal and try to remove more n more peels of it.
• Mix all dals excluding 1/4 cup moong dal and crush to fine paste with green chillies.
• Add salt, garlic paste and ginger paste to it. Mix well.
• At the time of frying drain and add remaining moong dal. Mix well.
• Heat oil and fry pakodas at medium flame till light brown.
• When ready remove and drain over absorbent paper.
• Serve hot Mix Dal Pakoda with fried green green chillies and onion.
• Instead of frying microwave green chillies with 1/2 tea spoon oil and salt for 1/2 minute.

Recipe by Naiya Sheth.