easy Mangode Recipe | Moong Dal Ke Mangode | Mangoda Dal Pakoda
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 270 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: snacks
- Cuisine: gujarat
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)
Method
- 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.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.