Fried Moong Dal – Microwave Version
I love fried moong dal and every time I eat it, it reminds me of my childhood days when I used to eat this at the movie theater. A couple of decades back, before the days of pizzas and burgers, they used to sell this moon dal in tiny packets.
I have a lot of recipes bookmarked from the Baking Mega Marathon. It might be months before I try out all the recipes that I have bookmarked. When looking for snack ideas to post for this month, I remembered this recipe that I had bookmarked from Sreevalli's space.
I always wanted this during the interval break along with the wheel-shaped spicy fryums. I was in no mood to deep fry the moong dal, so I loved the microwave version she had posted.
This recipe took me about 8 minutes in the microwave and overnight soaking of the moong dal. Very easy to make and it was an excellent snack to eat on the go. I am hosting Srivalli's Kid's delight event from May 16th to June 15th. I am linking this bun to my 'Kid's delight - Snacking all the Way' event.
Preparation time - About 30 minutes minimum soaking time
Cooking time - about 8 minutes
Difficulty level - easy
Recipe adapted from - Ammaji Kitchen
Ingredients to make Fried Moong Dal -
- Moong dal / Payatham Paruppu - ½ cup
- Baking soda - ½ tsp
- Salt - to taste
- Red chili powder - ½ tsp
- Oil - 1 tsp
Procedure -
- Wash the moong dal and soak it along with baking soda for at least 30 minutes. I made two batches I soaked it for 2 hours and the other time I soaked it overnight. Both of them yielded similar results.
- Drain the dal completely and dry them as much as you can by placing it in a kitchen towel. Make sure that the dal is as dry as you can get.
- Place the dried dal in a microwave-safe wide bowl and add 1 teaspoon of oil to it. Mix well. I used my pyres 8-inch square baking pan.
- Microwave it on high for about 8 minutes, stirring it after each minute. The dal could lump up when baking, make sure you break the lumps and give it a good stir every minute.
- At the end of the 8 minutes, you will notice that the dal is all crunchy. Add salt and chili powder at this stage and mix well.
- Store in an air-tight container and happy munching!
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Recipe
Fried Moong Dal - Microwave Version
Equipment
- bowl
- microwave
- spatula
Ingredients
- ½ cup Moong dal / Payatham Paruppu
- ½ cup Baking soda
- to taste Salt
- ½ teaspoon Red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Oil
Instructions
- Wash the moong dal and soak it along with baking soda for at least 30 minutes. I made two batches and once I soaked it for 2 hours and the other time I soaked it overnight. Both of them yielded similar results.
- Drain the dal completely and dry them as much as you can by placing it in a kitchen towel. Make sure that the dal is as dry as you can get.
- Place the dried dal in a microwave-safe wide bowl and add 1 teaspoon of oil to it. Mix well. I used my pyres 8-inch square baking pan.
- Microwave it on high for about 8 minutes, stirring it after each minute. The dal could lump up when baking, make sure you break the lumps and give it a good stir every minute.
- At the end of the 8 minutes, you will notice that the dal is all crunchy. Add salt and chili powder at this stage and mix well.
- Store in an air-tight container and happy munching!
