Daler Bora/Red Lentil fritters
Ingredients:
- Dhuli Masoor Dal/ Red Lentils, ½ cup
- Fresh Ginger, 1” piece
- Green chilies, 3-4 or to taste
- Salt, to taste
- Onion, finely chopped, 1
- Coriander leaves, chopped, a handful
- Oil, according to your cooking method of choice
Instructions:
Wash the dal till water runs clear. Soak in water for about an hour.
Take the soaked dal (now puffed up after soaking) and grind it into a paste in the grinder/blender with ginger, salt and half of the green chilies. Try not to use water while grinding – it needs to be thick paste with slightly coarse texture.
Empty out the jar into a bowl. Mix in the chopped onions, coriander leaves and remaining green chilies. Lightly whisk the dal paste with a fork for 5-10 minutes.
Heat the pan on low heat and add a spoonful of the paste into each indent. Once the boras start pulling away from the side, add a few drops of oil on the sides of each one. Once one side is crisp golden brown and top is set, turn the other side and cook till the other side is also crisp brown.
Serve hot with meal or as snacks.
Note: You can use Chana dal/Split Bengal gram also to make this or a mix of both the dals...the soaking time will increase to a minimum 4-5 hours if using chana dal
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