Lentil Popcorn or Mangode or Moong dal pakora (fritter) is a popular teatime snack in Northern India. It is a deep-fried snack made with a mixture of lentils, onions, spinach and some spices.
Lentil Popcorn or Mangode or moong dal popcorn is usually eaten crispy hot with a sweet or spicy (green chutney) dip along with a cup of hot ginger tea.
Spinach is my secret ingredient in this recipe, as people don’t usually add spinach, but I prefer adding it (if available) as it makes these popcorns crispier.
During the rainy or winter season, these crispy moong dal popcorns/ manogde along with a green coriander dip tastes even more delicious. These crispy pakoras are just another add-on to the list of different types of pakodas (bhajiyas) that people prefer as their tea-time snack.
Mangode/Lentil Popcorn can be made with yellow moong dal or chilka moong dal, but I usually prefer making it with chilka moong dal as it makes them crispier.
Now, let’s see how to make this delicious & crispy mangode recipe in just a few simple steps. The whole step-by-step recipe for making this lentil popcorn along with images at each step is discussed below:-
How to make Lentil Popcorn| Mangode| Moong Dal Pakora Recipe| Popular Teatime Snack: –
Ingredients:-
- Split (with skin) Moong beans/ Chilka Moong Dal – 3 cups soaked for about 4-5 hours.
- Garlic/Lehsun – 3-4 cloves
- Dry Red Chilli/ Sukha Lal Mirch – 1-2
- Dry coriander seeds/ Khadi Dhaniya – 1-1.5 tsp
- Onion/ Pyaz – 2 medium-sized chopped
- Spinach leaves/ Palak – 5-6
- Green Chilli/ Hari mirch – 3-4 chopped
- Fresh coriander leaves/ Dhaniya Patti – chopped
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – for frying
Method:-
- Wash the lentils nicely and soak them for about 4-5 hours.
- After 4-5 hours, add garlic, dry red chilli and dry coriander seeds before grinding.
- Now grind the mixture. (Note:- Make sure that the mixture is not too fine, otherwise, the mangode will not get crispy)
- Once the mixture is ready, add chopped onions, spinach, coriander, green chilli and salt to taste.
- Mix them all well.
- Now heat the oil in a pan on medium flame.
- When the oil gets heated up, it’s time for us to make the delicious, crispy mangode by dropping a small amount of batter into the pan and deep-frying them.
- Fry the mangodas until golden brown.
- Your Crispy and Delicious Lentil Popcorn/ Mangode/ Moong Dal Pakora are ready. Serve it hot with a spicy coriander dip or a sweet tamarind dip.
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Crispy Bread Pakodas (without Aloo stuffing)
Lentil Popcorn| Mangode Video Recipe: –
How to make Lentil Popcorn| Mangode| Moong Dal Pakora Recipe| Popular Teatime Snack. Step-by-Step recipe with images: –
- Wash the lentils nicely and soak them for about 4-5 hours.
- After 4-5 hours, add garlic, dry red chilli and dry coriander seeds before grinding.
- Now grind the mixture. (Note:- Make sure that the mixture is not too fine, otherwise, the mangode will not get crispy)
- Once the mixture is ready, add chopped onions, spinach, coriander, green chilli and salt to taste.
- Mix them all well.
- Now heat the oil in a pan on medium flame.
- When the oil gets heated up, it’s time for us to make the delicious, crispy mangode by dropping a small amount of batter into the pan and deep-frying them.
- Fry the mangodas until golden brown.
- Your Crispy and Delicious Lentil Popcorn/ Mangode/ Moong Dal Pakora are ready. Serve it hot with a spicy coriander dip or a sweet tamarind dip.
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