Moong dal Karara is one of the popular recipes from Rajasthan where moong dal pakoras are cooked in yogurt gravy.
Prep Time15mins
Cook Time40mins
Total Time55mins
Course: Accompaniment, easy recipe, festivals, healthy food, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: jhol, kadhi, kadi, mangori kadi, moong dal kadhi, moong dal karara, pakoda kadi
Servings: 4
Author: Bhawna Maharshi
Ingredients
1CupMoong Dhuli Dal
1tbspUrad Dhuli Dal
1CupButtermilk/Curd
3/4thtspCumin Seeds
3/4thtspFenugreek Seeds
1/4tspAsafoetida ( Hing )
1tspRed Chilli Powder
1/2tsp Turmeric Powder
4Cloves
2Dry Red Chillies
2tbspDesi Ghee
OilforFrying
SalttoTaste
For Tempering
2tbspDesi Ghee
1/2tspCumin Seeds
1Dry Red Chilli
Pinch of Hing ( Asafoetida )
1/2tspRed Chilli Powder
Instructions
How To make Daal Pakoda
Wash and soak the moong daal for 3 hours and then wash and grind with very little water.
Whisk the moong dal mixture well for about three to four minutes until the batter fluffs up. This helps the pakoras to be light, crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.
Keep two tablespoons of the moong dal pakora batter aside to make the gravy. Whisk the curd with the above batter and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a kadai and make small pakora’s by dropping small balls of the dal paste in the oil and fry till golden.
For Making Kadhi
Take a big and wide pan and add curd, daal paste. Add salt, turmeric, chilli powder .
Heat ghee in a small pan add the fenugreek seeds, cumin , hing , cloves, dry red chilli. Immediately pour it on the dal and curd mixture. Add 1.5 litre
Mix well and boil for 5 minute on high flame, keep stirring, otherwise it will spill out from the pan. Lower the flame and cook for 15 minutes.
Add pakodas and cook for another 5 minutes . keep stirring in between.
When pakora become soft make the tempering-heat oil or ghee in a small pan, add cumin and asafoetida, when cumin start crackling add whole red chillies, switch off the flame and add kashmiri chilli powder and pour it over the boiling kadi.
Serving suggestion-best with steamed rice , sookhi moong daal and roti.