Dal Pandoli Recipe
Dal Pandoli is a Gujarati snack which is prepared using simple ingredients like spinach leaves, green moong dal, low-fat yoghurt, and asafoetida. This simple snack dish is similar to idli but is prepared by spooning a batter made of blended ingredients, on a muslin cloth which is tied over boiling water.
Dal Pandoli Recipe
Ingredients:
Recipe :
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Step 1 Soak moong dal
To make this snack dish, first, wash dal until the water comes out clean. Soak it in a bowl of water for 3-4 hours. Once done, strain the dal of excess water. Meanwhile, chop the green chillies and spinach leaves.
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Step 2 Add other ingredients and mix well
Now, in a blender, add curd, spinach, green chillies and strained dal with water. Blend to get a fine mixture. Transfer the mix in a bowl. Add asafoetida, salt and the prepared spinach-curd mixture in the bowl and mix well. Mix in fruit salt as well.
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Step 3 Give steam to the batter
Bring a deep cylindrical vessel and fill it half with water. Tie a muslin cloth over it and bring the water to a boil. One by one put a portion of batter (just like idli) on the cloth. Do not overcrowd, put only 4-5 portions at once. Place a lid on the vessel and steam the batter for 6-9 minutes.
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Step 4 Serve hot
Once the first batch of pandolis is cooked, transfer them on a plate and repeat the process to make more pandolis. Serve the prepared pandolis immediately.
