Moong Dal Appe-South Indian style
Moong Dal vadas without the fat! High protein,lots of flavor and made in one spoon of oil,appetizers don't get better than that! Enjoy a guilt free appetizer without missing out on taste.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup yellow Moong Dal
- 1-2 Green chili/ 1/2 tsp minced green chilie
- 1/2 inch piece of ginger/ 1/2 tsp minced ginger
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro/coriander/dhania leaves
- 2 tbsp chopped onion
- 1 chopped Green chili optional
- salt as needed I used a little over 1/2 tsp
- 3/4 tsp Eno
For Vaghar/Tarka
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds/rai
- 1/2 tsp Urad dal
- 1 chopped Green chili
- Few curry leaves
Instructions
- Wash and soak dal overnight.
- Rinse well and grind with ginger and green chili or add minced ginger and green chilies to ground dal
For Vaghar/Tarka
- Heat Oil and add mustard seeds and urad dal,cook till Urad dal turns golden.
- Add chopped Green chili and curry leaves(tear the curry leaves into small pieces)
- Add tarka to ground dal
- Add chopped onion and cilantro/coriander leaves/dhania
- Add salt as needed
- Heat Appe pan and put few drops of oil in each cavity,let oil in the cavities heat
- Add Eno to the batter and immediately put a small amount into the Appe pan.
- Cover and cook on both sides till golden.
- Serve with chatnis.
Notes
I have a small Appe pan ,so I like to add Eno to only half the quantity, when I am ready to put in the second batch, I add Eno again just so they all stay soft and fluffy. 1/2 cup soaked dal yields 1 cup of ground dal.
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