Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Masur daaler bora/ Masur daal Pakora

Masur daal pakoras or 'masur daaler bora' as we call it are extremely tasty pakoras made from masur daal paste. This pakoras can be had as a snack or can be had with rice to complement the daal. This 'boras' or pakoras can also be added to vegetarian curries since they enhance the taste of the curry.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients

Masur daal- 250 gms (soaked overnight)
Black onion seed (Kalonji)
Green chillies- finely chopped
Onion- finely chopped
Baking powder- a pinch
Red chilly powder
Turmeric powder
Chat masala
Salt to taste
Refined oil

Method

Take the soaked masur daal and grind it to a paste in the mixer grinder. The paste should be a thick paste and not too watery and also make sure that the paste is not very smooth.


The 'boras' are more tasty if the paste is not made very smooth. Take the paste in a bowl, add kalonji to it, then add a pinch of baking powder, finely chopped onions, green chillies, red chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt. Mix all the ingredients very nicely. Take a frying pan and add some oil to it. Once the oil get heated up add the paste in the form of small sized balls into the oil. Deep fry the balls in medium flame so that they get cooked properly from inside. Once the balls become golden brown in color remove them from the flame. Put the balls on a tissue paper to soak the excess oil. Sprinkle chat masala from above.



Finally the tasty 'daler boras' ( masur daal pakoras) are ready to serve.

Serve with mint chutney.


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