Yellow moong dal dahi bhalla

 Yellow moong dal dahi bhalla 

Moong dal dahi bhallas are soft, light, yummy and healthy too. Though these are deep fried balls which are soaked in warm water to remove extra oil. This is a healthy chaat. It can be served with main dish or can be eaten as evening snacks. 

Prep : 10 min

Soaking time : 2 hrs

Cook time : 5 min

Makes : 25 small bhallas

Serve : 6 

Ingredients for bhalla :

Yellow moong dal : 3/4 cup

Salt : 1 tsp

Oil for deep frying 

For soaking :

Luke warm water : as needed 

Salt : 1 tsp

Ingredients for dahi :

Thick Curd : 3 cups

Sugar : 1/2 tsp 

Other ingredients :

Salt to taste

Cumin seed powder : 1 tsp

Black pepper powder to taste

Red chilli powder to taste

Pudina chutney as needed

Imli chutney as needed

Boondi mixture as needed 

Method : 

1. Take yellow moong dal in a bowl. Wash it properly and soak in normal water for 2 hrs. Drain it.

2. Take mixer jar add drained dal and very little water. Beat it to smooth thick batter.

3. Transfer the batter in bowl. Add salt and mix well.

4. Mix batter very well with a spoon for 5 min till light and fluffy.

5. Heat oil in a kadai / wok on medium flame.

6. Pour a spoonfull of batter in hot oil. Fry it on medium flame till golden. It will take 4-5 min.

7. Take bhalla out of the hot oil and drain on tissue paper. Repeat the same process for all the remaining batter. Keep aside till use. 

For soaking :
8. Heat water in a pan till it is luke warm. Add salt and mix. Dip all the bhallas in this water for 10-15 minute.
Bhallas will become soft and fluff a little.
9. In this soaking process bhallas leave extra oil in the water and soak the water.
10. Take out bhallas from the water. Press each of them lightly so that the excess water should drain away from them. Place bhallas on a serving plate.

For serving :

11. Add curd in a bowl. Mix sugar and whisk well so that no lumps should remain.

12. Pour curd on the bhallas. Sprinkle salt, red chilli powder, black pepper powder and cumin powder. 

13. Drizzle pudina chutney and imli chutney on it. Sprinkle boondi mixture on top.

14. Moong dal dahi bhalla is ready to serve. 

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