Moong Dal Ki Pakodi aur Kadhi - मूंग दाल की पकोड़ी और कढ़ी (Moong Bean Dumplings in Moong Bean and Yogurt Gravy)

Hello Friends,

Another Blogging Marathon week. It is BM # 6 and I am doing Regional Specials again and will be posting 7 days of Rajasthani Delicacies. Today is Day 4 and here is my Rajasthani Special for the same.

Today, I present to my readers a wonderful, rich and creamy kadhi made out of yellow moong dal. The kadhi mix has moong dal in it and so does the pakodis. So, I don't have to say, it is healthy and yummy both. I have used this recipe from Nisha Madhulika's blog, which is a wonderful blog of collection of recipes both in Hindi and English.

Moong Dal Ki Pakodi aur Kadhi - मूंग दाल की पकोड़ी और कढ़ी (Moong Bean Dumplings in Moong Bean and Yogurt Gravy)

Ingredients

Moong Dal (Yellow Moong Bean) - 1.5 cups

Yogurt - 2 cups

Water - 3 cups

Turmeric Powder - 2 tsp

Red Chili Powder - 2 tsp, you can also use chopped green chilies here

Cumin Powder - 2 tsp

Coriander Powder - 2 tsp

Amchur (Dry Mango Powder) - 1/2 tsp

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp

Heeng (Asafoetida) - 1 pinch

Methi (Fenugreek) Seeds - 1 tsp

Cilantro - 1 cup, finely chopped

Kasoori Methi (Dry Fenugreek Leaves) - 1 tbsp

Salt - per taste

Ghee - 1 tsbp

Oil - for deep frying

Preparation

• Soak moong dal in water for about 2-3 hours and then grind to coarse paste with no water.
• Take about 1 cup of the ground paste and mix it with yogurt (till smooth) and water and keep aside.
• Mix finely chopped cilantro along with red chili (1 tsp), cumin (1 tsp), cilantro (1 tsp) and salt (per taste) to the rest of the moong dal paste.
• Deep fry this mixed batter made above (not the yogurt mix) into small lemon sized balls in hot oil an drain on a paper towel.
• Meanwhile, take a heavy bottomed pan and add ghee to it.
• Once ghee is hot, add heeng, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds to it.
• As they start spluttering, add the remaining spice powders to the oil itself (turmeric, red chili, cumin, coriander and amchur).
• Fry for about 15 seconds and pour in the yogurt mix to it.
• Boil this mixture while stirring frequently.
• Once it starts boiling, mix in salt, kasoori methi and fried pakodas (fritters) to it and let it boil in medium heat for about 10-15 minutes. Add water if it becomes too thick.
• You will know it is done, when you will see the richness of it and nice aroma comes from it.
• The ingredients mentioned above will make enough kadhi for a family of 4-5 adults. So, adjust your quantity accordingly.

Serving

Serve it with hot rice or roti/paratha for a wonderful comfort meal.

That's all for now. Do check out what other BM bloggers are doing.