Name: Microwave Moong dal Dahi Bhalla recipe by Munmun Mukherjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Dhuli Moong Daal - 1 cup; Salt - to taste; Pepper - To taste; Cumin Powder - 1/2 teaspoon; Asafoetida - 1/4 teaspoon; ENO Fruit Salt - 1 teaspoon; Plain Curd - 3 cups; Water - as needed; Sugar - 1 teaspoon; Chaat Masala - 1 teaspoon; Dry Roasted Cumin Powder - 1/2 teaspoon; For Tadka - (Oil, Mustard Seeds, 1 pinch Asafoetida, Green Chillies, Curry Leaves, Kashmiri Mirch Powder - As needed); Vinegar - 1 teaspoon (optional)

ABOUT Microwave Moong dal Dahi Bhalla RECIPE

Dahi Bhalla; made of moong daal! And that's too in microwave! Sounds interesting? Yes, the idea to prepare the dahi bhalla with Moong daal is taken from Meera Girdhar and the idea of preparing it in the microwave is taken from Sudeepa Dutta. It's one of my own dare to try and combine both the ideas and add some expertise to prepare a healthy appetizer.

Ingredients Serving: 10

Dhuli Moong Daal - 1 cup
Salt - to taste
Pepper - To taste
Cumin Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Asafoetida - 1/4 teaspoon
ENO Fruit Salt - 1 teaspoon
Plain Curd - 3 cups
Water - as needed
Sugar - 1 teaspoon
Chaat Masala - 1 teaspoon
Dry Roasted Cumin Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
For Tadka - (Oil, Mustard Seeds, 1 pinch Asafoetida, Green Chillies, Curry Leaves, Kashmiri Mirch Powder - As needed)
Vinegar - 1 teaspoon (optional)

Instructions

Wash and soak the dhuli moong Daal for an hour (I kept it so). Drain and make a paste of the daal in a mixer grinder. If needed add a spoon of water. If possible, avoid the water. The paste should be thicker than semi-liquid.
Add salt to taste, cumin powder, asafoetida in the daal paste and beat till it turns smooth.
Add ENO fruit salt mix it gently and scoop the batter into small silicon moulds. I arranged it in 10 moulds. You can use any microwavable moulds.
Microwave on High (100%) Power for two minutes. If needed then check at 30 seconds and again for 30 seconds if needed. If the batter is perfect, time should not exceed more than three minutes.
Boil 3 cups of water with salt and 1 teaspoon of sugar. When it comes to boiling point turn off the flame and let cool till it becomes warm.
Meanwhile, prepare the Curd mixture. Add salt to taste, chaat masala, pepper powder to taste, dry roasted cumin powder in the curd and mix smoothly (I added some water to keep the mixture a little free flowing).
As soon as the Vadas are ready put them into warm water and soak for 5/6 minutes. Squeeze out gently to remove excess water.
Put the Vadas in the curd mixture.
Heat oil in a tadka pan. Add all the ingredients of Tadka one by one. Then turn off the flame and add the vinegar.
Pour the tadka onto the Dahi bhalla, serve with chutneys and enjoy with your loved ones.

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