Friday, June 9, 2017

Moong daal laddo(lentil fritters)!!

Delhi is famous for its chaat pakori (snacks-street food)....names like tikki,pani poori,pao bhaji,chole bhature and what not comes to your mind....along with all these yummy things comes this humble small plate of moong daal laddos with raddish and spicy chutney....Its not only one of the cheapest street food but also one of the yummiest of all....
I  was preparing for a dinner at my place last week when I was trying to think of some new snack and this came to my mind as my guest were all dilli waale and I knew they would relate to it and love it...so decided to put this in the starter menu...made it and nailed it...few felt nostalgic...ki dilli ki yaad dila di...!!
It's a must try as its a super easy and yummy snack.
INGREDIENTS :

1 CUP MOONG DAAL
1/2 CUP CHANA DAAL
2 INCH GINGER
3-4 GREEN CHILIES
1 MEDIUM SIZE RADDISH GRATED

FOR CHUTNEY
1 BUNCH CORIANDER LEAVES
1 BUNCH MINT LEAVES
5 GREEN CHILIES
1 INCH GINGER
2 GARLIC CLOVES
1 TSP ROCK SALT
1 TSP CHAAT MASALA
1 TSP CUMIN SEEDS
1 TSP ANAR DANA
1 TSP MANGO POWDER
1 TSP SALT
1 LEMON JUICE.

METHOD:
For moong daal fritters
Soak both pulses for min 3 hours then drain excess water grind them with rest of the ingredients and churn with pulsing to incooperate air in batter
Take out and whisk the batter and keep for atleast 30 mins to ferment a bit (u can directly fry also by whisking nicely) fry them golden in shape of small laddos and remove on tissue paper to drain excess oil and place them in a plate.
FOR CHUTNEY
Churn all ingredients of chutney with little water and keep in an airtight jar in refrigerated.(Can be kept for 2 week also)
Now plate the laddos in a serving plate garnish with loads of grated raddish and top with green chutney and serve hot. Enjoy!!