Chana Dal Aur Hare Lehsun Ke Pakore

Ingredients list for Chana Dal Aur Hare Lehsun Ke Pakore

• 1 medium bunch Green garlic basted
• 1 1/2 cups Split Bengal gram (chana dal) soaked for 1 hour
• to deep fry Oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Crushed black peppercorns
• 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida
• to taste Salt
• 1 teaspoon Carom seeds (ajwain)
• a pinch Baking soda
• 1/2 Lemon
• 2 tablespoons Gram flour (besan)
• to sprinkle Chaat masala

Method

1. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
2. Roughly chop green garlic with leaves and place in a grinder jar, alongwith chana dal, red chilli powder, crushed peppercorns, asafoetida, salt and carom seeds.
3. Grind into a coarse paste and transfer into a bowl.
4. Add baking soda, juice of lemon, besan and a little water and mix well.
5. Apply little water on your palms and divide the mixture into equal portions shaped into small pakoras.
6. Deep-fry pakoras for 2-3 minutes, turning once a while. Drain on absorbent paper.
7. Reheat oil for 1-2 minutes and deep-fry pakoras once again till golden and crisp.
8. Drain on absorbent paper and sprinkle chaat masala on top.
9. Serve hot with green chutney.

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