Ingredients: 1 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split) – soaked in water for 2 hours,1 Onion – chopped,4 cloves Garlic,1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera),1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing),1 inch Ginger – chopped,4 Green Chillies – chopped,Coriander (Dhania) Leaves – chopped,Salt – to taste,Sunflower Oil – for deep frying
Time in minutes: 40 Servings: 3 Course: Snack Diet: High Protein Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Moong Bhajji Recipe, first wash and soak the moong dal for an hour.Drain the water from the dal completely and coarsely grind the dal along with garlic, ginger, green chillies, salt, cumin seeds and hing in a mixer grinder. Do not use any water for grinding.Add this dal mixture in a mixing bowl along with onion and coriander leaves.Heat the oil in a wok/kadhai and drop small portions (about ½ teaspoon) of the dal batter into it. Fry till golden brown. Fry the Bhajji in batches. Take out the Moong Bhajji with a slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper.You can also make these moong bhajji healthier by frying them in a paniyaram panHeat a Kuzhi paniyaram pan over medium heat, add 1/2 teaspoon of oil in each of the cavities of the pan.Spoon a tablespoon of moong bhaji batter into each of the cavities and pan fry until browned and crisp, flip on the other side and cook as well.Serve Moong Bhajji with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney and Date Tamarind Chutney for a tea time snack.