Chef Ranveer Brar shares moong dal pakoda and pakoda kadhi recipe: Turning snack into a meal

Ranveer Brar shares the recipe for the popular street snack, moong dal pakoda, as well as the recipe to turn it into a curry at home.

Everyone craves snacks in the evening, but preparing one that can also be turned into a meal is really helpful for the one doing the cooking. Celebrity chef and MasterChef India judge Ranveer Brar shared such a recipe on his YouTube channel, the moong dal pakoda.

Chef Ranveer Brar's moong dal pakoda and pakoda kadhi take approximately 40 minutes to prepare. (@RanveerBrar/YouTube)

The crispy dal pakodas are the perfect snacks for a rainy day, and they can also be easily converted into a kadhi that goes well with rice or rotis. The detailed steps to prepare the dish are presented as follows.

Preparing moong dal pakoda

Ingredients:

For roasting peanuts

• ½ cup Peanuts
• 1 tsp Ghee
• Salt to taste

For dal paste

• 2 cups Green moong dal (soaked for 6-7 hours)

For moong dal pakoda

• Prepared dal paste
• 1 inch Ginger. peeled, finely chopped
• 3 Green chillies, finely chopped
• 2-3 tbsp Coriander leaves, finely chopped
• ⅓ cup Roasted peanut, roughly crushed
• Salt to taste
• ¼ tsp Chaat masala
• A pinch of Degi red chilli powder

For peanut chutney

• 2-3 tbsp Roasted peanut
• Few Coriander leaves
• ½ inch Ginger, peeled, roughly sliced
• 3-4 Green chillies, broken into halves
• 1 tbsp Tender coriander stem
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 2 heaped tbsp Curd, beaten

Other ingredients

• Oil for frying

Method of preparation:

For roasting peanuts

1. In a pan, add peanuts and dry roast them for 2-3 minutes on medium flame.
2. Add ghee and sauté it well, add salt to taste and mix it well.
3. Transfer it to a tray or plate and keep it aside for further use.

For dal paste

1. In a mixer grinder jar, add green moong dal and grind it coarsely.
2. Keep it aside for further use.

For moong dal pakoda

1. In a parat, add prepared dal paste, ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves, roasted peanuts, salt to taste and mix it well.
2. Make small lemon-sized balls with the mixture, drop them into hot oil, and fry until golden on a medium flame.
3. Transfer it to a tray or plate and keep it aside for further use.
4. In a bowl, add prepared pakoda, sprinkle chaat masala, degi red chilli powder and toss it well.
5. Transfer it into a serving dish along with the prepared peanut chutney.
6. Garnish it with degi red chilli powder, coriander sprig and lemon wedges.

For peanut chutney

1. In a mixer grinder jar, add roasted peanuts, coriander leaves, ginger, green chillies, coriander stems, salt to taste, oil and grind it into a fine smooth paste.
2. Transfer it to a bowl, add sugar, curd and mix it well.
3. Keep it aside for further use.

Preparing moong dal pakoda kadhi

Ingredients:

For curd mixture

• ½ cup Curd, beaten
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Degi red chilli powder
• ½ tsp Turmeric powder

For pakoda kadhi

• 1 tbsp Oil
• ½ tsp Cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp Fennel seeds
• 2 Green chillies, roughly chopped
• ½ inch Ginger, peeled, roughly julienned
• Prepared curd mixture
• Salt to taste
• Prepared pakoda

For garnish

• A pinch of Degi red chilli powder
• Coriander sprig
• Lemon wedge

Method of preparation:

For curd mixture

1. In a bowl, add curd, coriander powder, degi red chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix it well.
2. Keep it aside for further use.

For pakoda kadhi

1. In a pan or kadai, heat oil, add cumin seeds, fennel seeds and let them splutter.
2. Add green chillies, ginger and sauté it for a minute.
3. Add prepared curd mixture and let it cook for 2-3 minutes on high flame.
4. Add salt, the prepared pakoda, and cook it for a while until thick.
5. Transfer it into a serving bowl and garnish it with coriander sprig.

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