Vati Dal na Bhajiya

:-)) for all those who are not familiar with Hindi...don't be taken aback....its a simple fried dumpling of nothing more than Moong dhal....ha ha ha! Then, why you may ask...did I give this such a title...well, that is what my all time fav cook & author Tarla Dalal has named it....Her measurements are so perfect that they never fail u! A picture speaks a thousand words...look at my pics and the one on the book....is'nt that proof enough!

Yes, I flicked this snack out of her "Mumbai's Roadside Snacks" book! Such a lovely book with all those amazing pics of  all the roadside chat of Mumbai...yumm! For those of you with a really sharp eye...you can almost dig the recipe straight out of the pic...but let me do my job right...

Ingredients:

- 1 cup moong dhal
- 2  green chillies
- 1 tsp coriander seeds, coarsely crushed
- 7 to 8 black pepper corns, coarsely crushed
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
- I added little hing and curry leaves (optional)

Prep time: 10 mins    Cook time: 15 mins    Soaking time: 1 1/2 to 2 hours

Preparation:

- Soak the moong dhal in water for atleast 1 1/2 to 2 hours
- Drain, add green chillies and grind them to a coarse paste adding as much water as needed

- Remove to a bowl and add salt, crushed pepper corns and coriander seeds. As i do not like the crunch of coriander seeds, I grinded them along with the dhal.
- You can add a dab of hing and some curry leaves too for added falvour.
- In a frying pan, heat the oil and drop spoonful of mixture and fry until they turn golden in colour and crispy.

- Remove on a kitchen towel and serve with any sauce or Meetha chutney & Teekha chutney

- 1 cup of moong dhal makes about 25 pieces of bhajiya's.