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    Home » Recipes » Chaat recipes

    Moong dal pakoda chaat recipe

    Updated on April 26, 2022 by Raks Anand 8 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    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.

    moong dal pakoda chaat
    moong dal pakoda chaat

    Check my other chaat recipes.

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    • sweet-chutney-recipe
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    Instructions

    1. 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.
    1-grind

    2. Add mint, coriander leaves, salt, asafoetida, cooking soda and ajwain to it and mix well to make a batter.

    2-mix

    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.

    3-fry

    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.

    4-soak

    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.

    5-beat

    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.

    6-ready

    I like to chill my soaked vada slightly before serving. Best to have it chilled in this summer too!

    moong dal pakodi chaat

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    moong dal pakoda chaat
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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
    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
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    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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    Comments

    1. naga nandu

      April 12, 2016 at 11:16 am

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    2. Sornamathi RaviShankar

      April 12, 2016 at 12:53 pm

      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!!

      Reply
    3. Raks anand

      April 12, 2016 at 1:27 pm

      Thank you.

      Reply
    4. Anu Narayanan

      April 12, 2016 at 2:49 pm

      Great presentation as always. I am sure it tastes as awesome as it looks.

      Reply
    5. The Happie Friends Potpourricorner

      April 12, 2016 at 5:55 pm

      Lovely prresentation Raks!! You nailed it 🙂

      Thanks,
      Sharmila

      Reply
    6. Happys Cook

      April 13, 2016 at 12:41 am

      Lovely presention and perfectly made chaat..

      Reply
    7. Roli

      June 19, 2019 at 7:20 pm

      Will try this for my next home party for colleagues.
      Wish me luck !!!

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        June 19, 2019 at 8:00 pm

        Hope you all will like it 🙂

        Reply

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