Krrr... Kr... Moong Dal Pakoda

A quick snack, minimal preparations and very crunchy. This is for you esp, Deepika.

Stuff you definitely need:

Oil - half a wok full for the frying
Gram flour - about 1 cup
Moong Dal - 1 cup

Masalas
Salt - to taste
Turmeric - a pinch
Red Chilli Powder – 1 teaspoon

Veggies
Onions - 2 small, finely chopped
Green chillies - 2-3, finely chopped
Ginger - a 1 inch piece, grated

You can also add:

Coriander - a fistfull, chopped
Green moong dal - mix both dals to make 1 cup

Steps:
1. Wash and soak the dal or dals for 15 minutes.
2. Drain the water. Add the onion, green chillies, ginger, all masalas and mix it nicely with your hands.
3. Start adding the gram flour slowly and keep mixing till you get a thick pulpy mix. The mixture should be slightly pasty. Add a little water if you think it's too thick.
4. Add 1 spoon of oil to the mix and mix some more. Much better if you use your hands.
5. Take a kadhai / wok and heat the oil in it.
6. Take some of the mix in your hands and drop little bits into the oil. Fry till golden brown on low flame. Serve.

(Crook saves time: Hardly any preparation and really yummy.)

Fine tune:
Taste and adjust salt. (If you think it’s not spicy enough, add as much red chili powder as you want)

Serve:
Serve with chutney / sauce.

More crooking:
None needed here!

(This recipe was given to me by my cousin, Mamta, on the phone. And the result was a crackling success. Thanks Mamta)