Freshly grounded Moong Dal Mangodi dipped in tangy curry goes very well with hot chapatis and parathas. Since my childhood, I have loved this curry of Moong Dal Mangodi with steamed rice.Though the combination sounds little weird but I have always had and still love to have this delicious curry with steamed rice. The best part or you can say the taste enhancing factor of this curry is that we use freshly homemade Moong Dal Mangodi, i.e Moong dal is soaked overnight, grinded and then these delicious mangodis are cooked. You can also have these Moong Dal Mangodi like a snack item , just top them with chat masala and a delicious dips like mayonaise mint dip, coriander mint chutney or any other of your choice paired with hot cup of tea.
Curry used for this can also be cooked in two forms, one is using tomatoes and onions and while other is just simply curd curry. My mother always cooked these Mangodis in simple tangy curd curry without onion or tomatoes and its used to taste divine. I experimented and cooked them in onion,tomato and curd curry that too tasted delicious.So choice is left to you to cook the curry while we all enjoy the Moong Dal Mangodi.
- Split Moong Dal : 1 Cup
- Onion : 1 grounded to paste
- Tomato :1 grounded to paste
- Curd :1 Cup
- Salt : To Taste
- Red Chilli Powder : 1 tsp
- Coriander Powder : 1 tbsp
- Coriander Leaves : for Garnishing
- Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp
- Garam Masala: 1 tsp
- Oil for frying
- Soak the dal overnight and in morning drain the water and grind it to smooth paste in blender.
- Then take out this batter in bowl and with the help of beater, beat the mixture for 15-20min.This will help in having super soft and moist Mangodis.
- Now either you can deep fry them in oil in kadhai or for a healthier version use appe pan and making these Mangodis in 2 spoon oil.
- So, with the help of spoon drop these batter in oil or appe pan and cook them till golden brown.
- Now take them out on tissue paper for excess oil to drain out.
- Take a wok and heat 2 tbsp oil, cumin seeds and asfotedia let them splatter.
- When done add onion and saute them till golden brown.
- Add chopped tomatoes and all other spices abd fry till masala starts leaving oil.
- At this point add curd but remember not to slow down gas and cook it for 5-6 minnow.
- Add sufficient water and let it come to boil.
- Meanwhile, soak the Mangodis in hot water and to the water add little salt( this helps in avoiding Mangodis to soak all water from curry).
- After 15 min squeeze the Mangodis for removing excess water and add them to curry. Let it cook for 3-4 min.
- Now add garam masala and coriander leaves and serve hot with phulkas.
- Please note if you want a simple curd gravy then can skip the onion step and directly add the beaten curd to the masala mixture too.