My mother was making this dish and she learned this from my grand mother. My grand mother was from India and this dish was her family recipe.
INGREDIENTS:
Yellow lentil ( mung dal) | 1 cup |
Salt | to taste |
Red chili powder | 1 tsp |
Coriander seeds | 1/2 tsp |
Onion chopped | 2 tbsp |
Green chilies and coriander choppes | 2 tbsp for lentil dumplings |
Onion Chopped | 1 medium for gravy |
Ginger garlic paste | 1 tbsp |
Tomatoes chopped | 2 medium |
Slat | to taste |
Red chili powder | 1 tbsp |
Turmeric powder | 1/2 tsp |
Coriander powder | 1 tsp |
Fresh coriander leaves | 2 tbsp |
All spice powder | 1/2 tsp |
Oil | 1/2 cup |
METHOD:
- Soak yellow lentil for 3 hours. Drain water .
- In chopper add lentil, salt, red chili powder and make a smooth paste.
- Now scrap it out in a bowl and add onion , green coriander chopped and green chilies chopped. Add coriander seeds also and mix well.
- Fry in oil .
- Take them out when nice golden color appears.
- Mean while in a pot add oil and chopped onion fry till light brown. Add ginger garlic paste and stir for few seconds, now add chopped tomatoes, salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and zeera(cumin).
- Fry all till oil separates.
- Now add dumplings (pakoras) in spices and add water 1 and 1/2 cup. Cook till dumplings become soft and gravy thickens.
- Sprinkle fresh coriander leaves and all spice powder and simmer for few seconds.
- Serve with Chapati.
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