Aloo Dal Pakoras Recipe

Uma Raghuraman

April 19, 2018

1367 Ratings

Time:Prep: 1h 0m|Cook: 20 M|Total: 1h 20min

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Snack

Cuisine:North Indian Recipes

Aloo Dal Pakoras Recipe is a pakora made differently by making pakoras of mashed aloo dipped in a healthy dal batter. A healthy version of a pakora that can be served to diet watchers.

Pakoras are popular tea time snacks in India. There are so many varieties of Pakoras and this recipe of Aloo Dal Pakora is famous in North India, especially in the Hill Stations where a bowl of pakoras and steaming hot chai is irresistible.

These pakoras are rich in proteins as the pakora batter comprises of soaked moong dal/moong beans. Once the soaked moong dal is ground, they are used as the outer coating for the prepared potato filling. A perfect monsoon snack recipe!

Serve Aloo Dal Pakoras along with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney and Date Tamarind Chutney as a tea time snack.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Pakora recipes such as

Aloo Dal Pakoras Recipe is a pakora made differently by making pakoras of mashed aloo dipped in a healthy dal batter. A healthy version of a pakora that can be served to diet watchers.

Serve Aloo Dal Pakoras along with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney and Date Tamarind Chutney as a tea time snack.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Pakora recipes such as

Ingredients

For the batter

1 Green Moong Dal (Split), soaked for 1 hour

1/2 Ginger

3 Green Chillies, (adjust according to the heat of the chillies)

Salt, to taste

For the potato stuffing

3 Potatoes (Aloo), boiled and mashed

1/2 Red Chilli powder

1/2 Coriander Powder (Dhania)

1/8 Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1 Fennel seeds (Saunf), coarsely powdered

1 Lemon juice

Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, handful and finely chopped (optional)

Asafoetida (hing), a pinch

Salt, to taste

Oil, for frying

Instructions for Aloo Dal Pakoras Recipe

To begin making the Aloo Dal Pakoras recipe, we will first prepare the stuffing.

To prepare the potato stuffing, in a mixing bowl, combine potatoes, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, fennel seeds, lemon juice, coriander leaves, hing, salt. Mix well.

Pinch small portions of the potato mixture , shape them into equal size balls and set them aside.

To prepare the batter, drain the excess water from the moong dal and transfer it to the jar of a mixer.

Add green chillies, ginger, salt and grind it to a smooth batter using very little water.

Transfer the ground batter into a wide bowl. Heat oil in a kadai/wok.

When the oil is hot, dip each potato ball in the dal batter and slowly drop them into the oil.

Fry the pakoras over medium flame till they are light golden on both sides .

Drain them on an absorbent paper towel. Repeat the same process for the rest of the batch. Delicious Aloo dal pakoras are ready to be served hot.

Serve Aloo Dal Pakoras along with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney and Date Tamarind Chutney as a tea time snack.