Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Dal Ke Pakaude (Pakode)

This snack does not need you to shop for ingredients. It uses everyday ingredients and makes for a great treat.

What you need:
  • Chana dal - 1 cup (You can use masoor dal if chana dal is not available.)
  • Onion - Chopped, half-a-cup
  • Nigella seeds (Kalonji/Mangraila) - Half-a-teaspoon
  • Carom seeds (Ajwain) - Half-a-teaspoon
  • Green chillies - 1 chopped
  • Red chillies - 2
  • Turmeric - Half-a-teaspoon
  • Baking soda - A pinch
  • Salt - to taste
  • Oil for frying (preferably mustard oil)
What you do:
  1. Soak dal for an hour.
  2. Grind the dal in a blender to a course and thick paste.
  3. Mix all the ingredients except the red chillies with the dal paste.
  4. Use a pair of scissors to snip pieces of the red chillies into the mixture.
  5. Heat the oil in a deep kadhai (wok).
  6. Use a spoon to drop chunks of the mixture into the oil. Fry the pakodas on all sides.
  7. Once cooked, place the pakodas on a kitchen tissue.


Serve the pakodas hot with chutney.
 
 

3 comments:

Deepa said...

Looks yumm Anu. There is also Chana dal vada made with a slight variation, in Karnataka style. will post it when I make them in http://zestymashup.blogspot.com/
I've been enjoying cooking these days, so got a food blog :)

Anuradha Exwaized said...

Yeah Deepa. Saw it and loved it! Keep cooking!

neha said...

Hi Anuradha

I came across your blog today and thoroghly enjoyed reading it. I was wondering if you know how to make pithha. I presume it is a popular dish in norh Bihar and is made of rice flour.

waiting to hear from you.