Mungode

Snack for all occasions, mungode are little pakoras made with moong dal and grated cauliflower. These are one of the famous evening snacks from the heart of Madhay Pradesh. Served hot with any kind of chutney on any occasion, they wont fail to impress.

Nutritional Value

Each 1 cup of moong dal contains around 300 calories with 8g of protein whereas cauliflower contains 50 calories in 2 cups. This recipe with serve 5 people and make around 30 to 35 balls of mungode.

Ingredients

We need equal amount of grated cauliflower and moong dal

2 cups- Monng dal

2 cups- Grated cauliflower or cabbage ( squeezed well to remove all the access water)

2 tablespoons - Besan (Gram Flour)

2 tablespoons- Rice flour

1 tablespoon- Salt

1 big-  Grated onion

A bunch of chopped coriander

1/2 tbsp- Garam masala

1/2 tbsp- Chilli powder

1 cup oil for deep frying.

Method

Soak the moong dal for 4  hours drain and make a coarse paste in mixer grinder., try to use as minimum water as you can.

Grate the cauliflower, squeeze all the access water and then combine all of them together. If the mixture is still not thick enough to form a ball, add 1 tsp besan flour and rice flour at a time to reach the consistency.

 Heat the oil in the wok  and add the small balls and fry them in low heat till they change the color to dark golden color.

Serve hot with any chutney.

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