easy moong dal namkeen recipe | haldiram moong dal | fried moong dal
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 240 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 255 minutes
- Yield: 1 box
- Category: snacks
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup moong dal
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- oil for deep frying
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- ¼ tsp salt
Method
- firstly soak 1 cup moong dal in enough water for 4-5 hours.
- drain off the water completely.
- spread the soaked moong dal on a towel for 30 minutes to absorb water.
- further scoop out little moong dal at a time in a net ladle and fry in batches.
- fry it in hot oil stirring continuously.
- fry till moong dal turns crisp. can hear a crisp sound when stirring.
- drain off the moong dal over paper towel.
- rub them well to remove oil from fried moong dal.
- when moong dal is still hot add in ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp chaat masala and ¼ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure the spices are combined well.
- finally, enjoy crispy and crunchy moong dal namkeen with some tea / coffee.
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.