mangode recipe | moong dal ke mangode | mangoda dal pakoda with detailed photo and video recipe. An easy and simple deep-fried snack pakoda recipe prepared with green gram dal and mixed vegetables. It is a perfect healthy monsoon or rainy season tea time snack known for its crispy and crunchy outer layer texture and soft and moist in the inside. Apart from serving as a tea-time snack, it can also be served as a side dish or as a breakfast meal due to high in protein.
mangode recipe | moong dal ke mangode | mangoda dal pakoda with step-by-step photo and video recipe. Pakoda or vada recipes are very common in Indian cuisine. It is typically prepared with flour or vegetable or a combination of both for a crispy and crunchy texture. These are typically relished for their lip-smacking savoury taste. However, there are other types of pakoda recipes known for their filling characteristic and mangode or moong dal pakoda recipes are one such recipe.
I have posted quite a few deep-fried pakoda recipes, but this recipe of moong dal ke mangode has to be one of the healthy snacks. It is mainly due to the use of moong dal and more importantly the combination of vegetables. Particularly, I have used leafy vegetables and herbs to make it an interesting and healthy snack. In addition, due to the use of lentils, it is one of the filling deep-fried snacks. Therefore, in addition to serving this as an evening snack, it can also be served as a breakfast dish or as a side dish to your favourite rice dal combo meal. I particularly make this for my breakfast and extend it to lunch as well. Do try this variant and let me know if you like it?
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Mangode Recipe | Moong Dal Ke Mangode | Mangoda Dal Pakoda
Ingredients
- 1 cup split green moong dal
- water, for soaking
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 carrot, grated
- 2 potato, grated
- 1 cup palak / spinach, chopped
- 3 tbsp coriander, chopped
- 2 tbsp curry leaves, chopped
- 2 chilli, finely chopped
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tbsp fennel, crushed
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds, crushed
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp aamchur powder
- pinch hing
- ¾ tsp salt
- oil, for frying
Instructions
- firstly, in a large bowl soak, 1 cup of split green moong dal for 4 hours.
- once the dal is soaked well, keep half a cup of soaked dal aside.
- drain off the water and transfer the dal to a mixer jar. make sure not to remove the skin of dal.
- grind to a coarse paste without adding any water.
- transfer the dal paste to a large bowl. also, add reserved half cup dal. this gives a nice texture to pakoda.
- beat in one direction for at least 2 minutes, or until the dal batter turns airy and light.
- now add 1 onion, 1 carrot, 2 potato and 1 cup palak.
- also add 3 tbsp coriander, 2 tbsp curry leaves, 2 chilli and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
- squeeze and mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- further add 1 tbsp fennel, 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp aamchur powder, pinch hing and ¾ tsp salt.
- mix well making a thick batter. make sure to add salt, at last, to prevent vegetables from releasing moisture.
- prepare a ball-sized pakoda and drop it in hot oil.
- keeping the flame on medium, fry uniformly until it turns golden brown and crisp.
- drain off to remove excess oil.
- finally, enjoy crispy dal ke pakode or mangode with green chutney.
Nutrition
How to make mangode with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a large bowl soak, 1 cup of split green moong dal for 4 hours.
- once the dal is soaked well, keep half a cup of soaked dal aside.
- drain off the water and transfer the dal to a mixer jar. make sure not to remove the skin of dal.
- grind to a coarse paste without adding any water.
- transfer the dal paste to a large bowl. also, add reserved half cup dal. this gives a nice texture to pakoda.
- beat in one direction for at least 2 minutes, or until the dal batter turns airy and light.
- now add 1 onion, 1 carrot, 2 potato and 1 cup palak.
- also add 3 tbsp coriander, 2 tbsp curry leaves, 2 chilli and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste.
- squeeze and mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- further add 1 tbsp fennel, 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp aamchur powder, pinch hing and ¾ tsp salt.
- mix well making a thick batter. make sure to add salt, at last, to prevent vegetables from releasing moisture.
- prepare a ball-sized pakoda and drop it in hot oil.
- keeping the flame on medium, fry uniformly until it turns golden brown and crisp.
- drain off to remove excess oil.
- finally, enjoy crispy dal ke pakode or mangode with green chutney.
notes:
- firstly, make sure to add a variety of vegetables, as the moisture from vegetables helps to make pakoda soft from the inside.
- also, soaking the dal well helps in easy grinding.
- additionally, fry on medium flame, or else the pakoda will not get cooked from inside.
- finally, dal ke pakode or mangode recipe tastes great when served on a rainy day with a cup of hot tea.