Moong daler bora

The Nandini Chakraborty blog’s selected Moong Daler Bora follows its Moong Dal Pakora recipe. The batter combines moong dal with onion, green chilli, herbs, cumin, baking powder and ginger-garlic paste, and the fritters are served hot with chaat masala.

Moong dal soaks in warm water, then goes into a mixer grinder with a splash of water to make a smooth, thick batter. The batter is collected in a bowl.

Supplied finely chopped onion, green chilli, curry leaves and coriander leaves are mixed into the same batter with cumin seeds, baking powder, salt and ginger-garlic paste.

Oil heats in the selected kadhai. Bite-sized batter portions are dropped into it, the heat is lowered after the pieces rise, and frying continues until golden brown. The fritters are removed onto a paper towel.

The publisher serves the fritters hot and crispy with a sprinkle of chaat masala. The finished snack has a golden-brown exterior around its dal batter.