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Moong Dal Koftas

I saw a recipe called ‘Moong Dal ki Goli’ on a television show. It sounded interesting as we often prepare daal from moong dal, I occasionally prepare ‘Dhirda/Dosa’ from moong dal, but ‘goli’ was more like koftas. Though I couldn’t note down the recipe, I did not remember the exact ingredients, but one night I [...]

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Moong and Rice Ghavan (A healthy breakfast)

‘Ghavan’ is similar to a dosa or pancake. Ghavan is traditionally prepared with rice and coconut-jaggery stuffing, served with coconut milk in the coastal regions of Maharashtra. There are many variations to this recipe which are very healthy since they are prepared with different lentils. One such variation is Moong (green gram) and rice ghavan, [...]

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Moong Dal Pakora (Green Gram Fritters)

My Mom-in-law made these delicious ‘Moong Dal Pakoras’ last evening. This snack is prepared from split green gram or dhuli moong ki dal. Since only few ingredients go in this recipe, it can be prepared without any hassles. We added it in Punjabi Kadhi but you can serve this as a tea-time snack. Ingredients: 1 [...]

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Moong Dal Halwa

Ingredients: 2 cups moong dal, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups milk, 1 1/2 cup ghee, 150 gms khoya, 7-8 almonds, 8-10 pods of elaichi (ground), A handful of raisins, Few strands of kesar (saffron), Few drops of yellow food color. Method: Soak the moong dal for 2-3 hours. Then wash it and drain well. Now [...]

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Khasta Kachori

Ingredients: For the dough- 1 cup maida(refined wheat flour), A pinch of salt, 2 tbsp ghee, Water. For the filling- 1/4 cup split moong dal,(dhuli moong dal), soaked in water for 2-3 hours 1 tsp jeera(cumin seeds), 1 tsp saunf(fennel seeds), ¼ tsp asafoetida, 1/4 tsp finely chopped green chillies, 1/4 tsp ginger paste, 1/2 [...]

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