Urad Dal Ke Pakode | How to make Urad Dal Pakoda

Urad Dal Ke Pakode is a tasty recipe made with urad dal and spices. Urad Dal Ke Pakode is a delicious tea time snack recipe accompanied with hari chutney. It is one of the easiest and quick snack recipes. Urad Dal Ke Pakodes are irresistible because of their crunchiness and divine taste.

This is an easy to make pakoda recipe which is prepared with urad dal, onion, coriander leaves and some spices. Serve hot with ketchup or chutney of your choice and enjoy.

This is one of the easiest and tastiest lentil fritter recipes that you can make with minimal ingredients and time. This recipe tastes like medu vada, but is completely different from the preparation process: medu vada is made with urad dal and rice and urad dal pakode is made with dal and semolina.

This urad dal pakode is very famous in UTTARAKHANDthere it is called Pahadi Badhe (पहाड़ी उड़द दाल के बड़े). You can enjoy this pakode during the rainy season, I usually made them during our evening breakfast (nashta) with chai and green chutney.

What is Urad Dal and its benefits?

Urad Valley is called skinned and split black gram in English. The Dhuli dal is called shelled split black lentil. Urad dal is all the way gluten free . You can use this dal if you are gluten intolerant.

Urad dal is one of the richest sources of protein and vitamin B, and is also beneficial for women. This humble lentil is packed with iron, folic acid, calcium and potassium, making this dal a perfect healthy pack for pregnant women.

Popular in both northern and southern states of India. Urad Valley It is easy to prepare and can also be eaten as a side dish. It is also extensively used in various culinary preparations such as dosa ( see how to prepare dosa ), papad and vada. The whole skinless black gram is used as a key ingredient in making the idli-dosa batter.

8 Benefits of Urad Dal [Split Back Gram] in your diet:

– Improves digestion
– Protects the heart
– Increases energy
– Improves bone health
– Strengthens the nervous system
– Helps control diabetes
– Reduces pain and inflammation
– Good for skin and hair

Class : Snacks/breakfast
Preparation time : 10 minutes

For soaking Dal: 2 hours
Cooking time : 20 minutes
Total time : 30 minutes
Author : Jolly Makkar

Ingredients:

• Urad Dal/Split Black Lentils – 1/2 cup
• Suji/Semolina – 3 spoons
• Chopped onion -1/4 cup
• Chopped coriander leaves
• Green chillies chopped – 1 spoon
• Ginger chopped – 2.5 cm
• A pinch of soda
• Peppercorns ground – 4-5
• Cumin seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
• Salty
• Oil for frying

Instructions:

1. Wash and soak the urad dal for 2 hours or 4 to 5 hours

note: – 2 hours is enough, it is easy to break, so I brew for only 2 hours.

2. Drain the dal and blend it into a smooth paste. If necessary, use less than 2 to 3 tablespoons of water. Remove the mixture into the mixing bowl.

3. Now add all the other ingredients to the urad dal paste, except the oil, mix/beat it well with a spoon to form a slightly soft batter.

4. Heat the oil for frying in a deep pan. Once hot enough, use your hand or spoon to drop small balls into the hot oil and fry until all sides are golden brown.

5. Remove Pakodas on absorbent paper, use the same process for the remaining batter and make Pakodas.

6. Your Urad Dal Pakoda is ready to serve with green chutney, ketchup or hot tea.

Tips:

• Do not add too much water while mixing; if the mixture becomes thin, pakoda will soak more oil.
• You can air fry them or fry them in a skillet if you don’t want to fry them.
• You can add rice flour instead of suji/semolina.