This is a super quick and easy Aloo Bhaji recipe warrant your attention. Potato Bhaji is a perfect dish for those lazy days when you want to enjoy something light and simple. If you have sudden guest coming over and you do not have the time to prepare an elaborate meal, then this should be your go to bhaji recipe, as it can be made in few minutes.
You can also carry this dish on road trips and picnic as kids are surely going to love it. Try and enjoy this scrumptious aloo bhaji and mung daal masala Puri with your family and loved ones!
Moong dal puri recipe is very common across India and are made with different types of ingredients, typically it is a combination of flours with some optional spice in it, but can also be made with a combination of lentils. One such hugely popular lentil based poori recipe is Moong Dal Puri known for its, colour, taste and combination of flavours in each bite.
People always jump on to Puri. Particularly, the combination of Puri Kurma or Poori Bhaji is my all-time favourite. Hence I try to explore different kinds of deep-fried bread and the latest addition to it is the lentil-based poori. Compared to the flour-based puri, these are dense and are more filling in nature. But tastes so great when served with aloo bhaji it should be equally good. Let me know what do you think of this combination.
A tasty, crisp and one of the healthy Indian breakfast recipes. An irresistible twist to regular masala poori recipe with goodness of moong dal yellow lentil. Yes, these puris are made of moong dal, methi and spicy tangy seasonings. This masala moong dal puri is a great way to introduce veggies and lentils to your kids meal as most of them are fussy eaters.
Moong dal is particularly rich in dietary fibre. A single cup serving can provide between 40.5 and 71 per cent of the recommended daily intake of the nutrient.
Potatoes for health and nutrition. They are rich in vitamin C, which is an antioxidant. Potatoes were a life-saving food source in early times because the vitamin C prevented scurvy. Another major nutrient in potatoes is potassium, an electrolyte which aids in the workings of our heart, muscles, and nervous system.
Ingredients for Moong Dal Masala Puri And Aloo Ki Bhaji
Steps for Moong Dal Masala Puri And Aloo Ki Bhaji
Moong Dal Masala Puri And Aloo Ki Bhaji
Ingredients
For Aloo Bhaji
3 tablespoon Oil
1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
2 Dried Red Chillies
Half teaspoon Hing
1 small Onion Chopped
1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
1 teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
1/4th teaspoon Turmeric Powder
Puree of 2 medium size Tomatoes
1 Green Chilli
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
Half teaspoon Cumin Powder
3 Potatoes
2 cups Water
1 tablespoon Curd
Half teaspoon Chat Masala
1/4th teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
1/4th teaspoon Sugar
Fresh Coriander
For Moong Dal Masala Puri
1/3rd Cup Yellow Lentils
Half teaspoon Cumin Seeds
8 to 10 Peppercorns
1 piece of Ginger
4 to 5 Cloves of Garlic
1 Green Chilli
Half teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
1/4th teaspoon Turmeric Powder
1/4th teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
Half teaspoon Coriander Powder
Half teaspoon Fenugreek Leaves
Half teaspoon Salt
Fresh Coriander
1 cup Wheat Flour
1 tablespoon Semolina
1 to 2 tablespoon Oil
Steps
Wash and soak 1/3rd cup of yellow lentils and water for 3 hours.
Heat 3 tablespoon oil in a pressure cooker, add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 2 dried Red Chillies, half teaspoon Hing, when the cumin seeds starts cracking, add 1 small chopped onion, fry the onions till golden on medium flame, then add 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste stir fry it for a minute. Then add 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder, 1/4th teaspoon turmeric powder and stir fry them on low flame to get a nice red colour for a 10 to 20 seconds.
Then add puree of 2 medium tomatoes, 1 chopped green chilli, 1 teaspoon salt mix it well and cook it till the rawness of tomatoes are gone and oil separates from it .
Then add 1 teaspoon coriander powder, half teaspoon cumin powder, stir fry it for 2 minutes, then add 3 potatoes cut into medium pieces, mix it well so that the potatoes are well coated with the masala, then pour 2 cups of water cover the pressure cover lid and cook till 2 whistle on low flame.
Take 1 tablespoon curd in a bowl beat it, then add half teaspoon chaat masala, 1/4th teaspoon garam masala powder, 1/4th teaspoon sugar, mix it well and keep aside.
Now check the potatoes if soft then keep it on high flame and let the water in the potatoes come to a boil, take 2 to 3 pieces of boiled potato from the gravy in a bowl and mash them.
Then add then to the boiling gravy to make the consistency of the bhaji a little thick ,then when the gravy comes to a boil low the flame and add the curd mixture give a good mix and let it cover it and cook on low flame for 4 to 5 minutes, till oil floats on top.
After 4 to 5 minutes check the aloo bhaji, when done add some fresh chopped coriander leaves, cover it and let it rest for some time.
After 3 hours drain the water from the soaked lentils, add half teaspoon cumin seeds, 8 to 10 Pepper corns, 1 piece of Ginger, 4 to 5 cloves of garlic,1 green chill by adding 2 to 3 tablespoon of water, grind the moong dal with this spices into a fine paste.
Remove this moong dal mixture into a big dish, then add half teaspoon red chilli powder, 1/4th teaspoon turmeric powder, 1/4th teaspoon garam masala powder, half teaspoon coriander powder, half teaspoon fenugreek leaves, half teaspoon salt, freshly chopped coriander leaves, one cup wheat flour, 1 tablespoon semolina, mix all these ingredients with the moong dal mixture with your hands and knead it into a dough, do not add any water at first mix it well to make a stiff dough.
If you feel that the dough is very dry, so you can add a little water if required only.
After preparing a stiff dough of this moong dal mixture pour some oil on it and roll it once again.
If you want to prepare the puris immediately, you can prepare it, or else you can cover and keep this dough for 10 to 15 minutes.
Then take a small portion from the dough and roll them into puris, then fry them in hot oil from both the sides till it gets puffed and golden in colour.
Serve hot this Aloo Bhaji with Moong Dal Masala Puri along with some onion slices, raita or pickle of your choice.
This yummy and delicious breakfast and snack will surely win your heart and soul.
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Tips; * To make this dish more delicious you can garnish it with some fresh cream and some finely chopped coriander. *Be sure that oil is hot before frying the puri or else, if the oil is not very hot the puri will absorb much oil and will not puff, so remember to Fry the puri in hot oil.
