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Dal Moradabadi: A simple and Delicious Dal Chaat

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Dal Moradabadi is a really simple, delicious and healthy chaat (Indian snack) made from boiled mung dal (yellow lentils) topped with any garnish and spices you like!

We love the customizable nature of this dish. We have already tried various combinations of toppings rendering a delicious result each time. Check out the recipe and out favorite toppings below and do try it yourself. Let us know which toppings you went for in the comments!!

Dal Moradabadi

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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 2

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Mung Dal Yellow Lentils
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Asafoetida
  • 3 cups Water

Toppings

  • 1 Onion Chopped
  • 1 Tomato Copped
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • 1 Inch Ginger Julienne Cut
  • 1 tsp Chaat Masala
  • 1 tbsp Butter

Green Chutney

  • 1 Bunch Coriander
  • 2 Cloves Garlic
  • 1/2 Tomato
  • 1/2 Inch Ginger
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • 1 tsp Chaat Masala (Optional)
  • 1 tsp Amchur Dried Mango Powder (Optional)
  • 1 tsp Salt

Mathri

  • 1 cup All purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Ajwain Carom Seeds
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 100 ml Water
  • Oil to deep fry

Spice Mix (Optional)

  • 1 tbsp Peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds
  • 4 Dried Red Chillies
  • 4 Cloves

Instructions
 

Dal

  • Soak Mung daal (Yellow lentils) with enough water thoroughly for 30 minutes.
  • Add mung dal, salt, asafoetida and water to pressure cooker and cook till you hear 2 whistles.
  • Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
  • Open the cooker and check dal for consistency. It should have thick soup like consistency.

Green Chutney

  • Blend together tomato, garlic cloves, ginger, cilantro, salt to taste, lemon juice, amchur and chaat masala.

Mathri *

  • Mix all the dry ingredients together.
  • Add water and knead to form a hard dough. If the dough is loose, add more flour.
  • Let the dough set for 15 minutes.
  • Make small balls and roll them using rolling pin to form circular disks.
  • Poke the disks with fork to prevent them from inflating when fried.
  • Deep fry these disks at low-medium heat so that they are cooked thoroughly.
  • Remove from the oil and place on kitchen towel to drain excess oil

Spice Mix **

  • Roast coriander seeds, peppercorn, cloves, and red chillies in a pan.
  • Grind the mixture to a fine powder.

Compile the Dish

  • Transfer dal into individual serving bowls.
  • Add toppings: Onion, tomato, green chillies, lemon juice, ginger, butter, green chutney, spice mix, chaat masala and top it all with crushed mathri.
  • Give it all a good mix and enjoy!!

Notes

*You can skip making Mathri from scratch as they are readily available in any Indian Store.
**Spice mixture can be quickly made by combining red chilli powder, black pepper powder, garam masala and coriander powder.

Video

Keyword daal, dal, lentils, moong, mung

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