Mung dal palak(spinach)bhajia-pakora|Less oil Vati Dal Bhajiya-Vada

Moong Dal Vadas are also known as pakoras, bhajias or fritters. This is a spicy delicious snack crispy outside and soft inside. Moong dal vada is a popular tasty treat.
I had soaked moong dal lying in fridge which i had kept for kachoris but decided to make these palak moong dal bhajiyas for a change as I wanted to give it a healthy twist by adding palak (spinach)to make the bhajis .This time I had shallow fried rather than deep frying   unlike the other day when I made these low calorie & less oil pakoras in a appam/paniyaram maker.The crushed peppercorns and coriander seeds give these crisp dumplings their characteristic flavour.  This is an ideal evening snack  recipe or as a side dish for lunch /dinner.
Ultimately I was very happy with the results .

a close look

Ingredients
1 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
2 green chillies , roughly chopped
7 to 8 black peppercorns (kalimirch) ,
1 tsp whole coriander (dhania) seeds ,
1/2 cup chopped palak (spinach)
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric (haldi)
1 pinch sugar
 salt to taste
Oil for deep-frying


Method

1.Clean, wash and soak the moong dal in enough water for atleast 1½ to 2 hours.
2 Crush pepper & coriander seeds coarsely in a mixer .Drain, moong dal add the green chillies and grind in a mixer to a coarse paste using little water.

3.Transfer the mixture to a bowl, add the crushed peppercorns,palak, coriander seeds,red chilli powder,turmeric (haldi),sugar and salt and mix well.



4.Heat the oil in a kadhai, drop spoonful of mixture in it and shallow-fry till they turn light brown in colour and crisp from all sides.

5.Repeat with the remaining mixture to make more bhajiyas. Drain on absorbent paper.




6.Serve immediately with imli chutney, green  chutney and sukha lehsun ka chutney.