moong dal pakora

Ingredients:

1 cup green moong dal (soaked in water for 5-6 hrs)

1 onion, finely chopped

3-4 green chillis (adjust)

1″ ginger

1 tsp cumin seeds

12-15 mint leaves finely chopped

salt to taste

oil for deep frying
Method

1 Grind the soaked and drained moong dal, green chillis, ginger and salt to a slightly coarse paste. There is no need to add water while grinding. Remove onto a dish and add the chopped onions, mint leaves, cumin seeds and mix well.
2 Heat oil in a deep frying vessel. Once its piping hot, reduce flame to medium and drop a little mixture of the batter and fry the fritters to a golden brown color. Deep fry a batch of 8-10 punukulu depending on the size of the vessel.
3 Serve hot over a cup of masala chai.