MOONGDAL PAKORA &ORANGE,APPLE AND MINT TWIST

1 cup-green moong dal

1 onion-chopped finely

coriander leaves-chopped 1tebsp

a few curry leaves-chopped

2 green chillis

1 inch piece-ginger

1 tesp-cumin seeds

salt to taste

oil for frying

METHOD:-

Soak mooag dal in water for 4-5 hours and grind with 2 green chillis,ginger,cuminseeds in to a coarse paste and add chopped onino ,coriender leaves,chopped curry leaves, salt to taste mix well

Heat oil in a deep frying pan,once it is piping hot reduce flame to medium anddrop a little mixture(about1 tesp) and fry pakoras in to golden colour.

and serve hot with tomato sauce or sweet chuteny and with hot cardomom chai

you can add grated carrot after grinding and do pakora's

ORANGE,APPLE AND MINT TWIST:-

orange juice-1 cup

Apple chopped-1 Apple

Mint leaves-5-6

Sugar or honey-1tebsp

Sparkling water -200ml

ice cubes--8

Blend all above ingredients in a blender and strain and serve chilled

I am sending this Moong pakora to--http://a-perfect-bite.blogspot.com/2008/06/hot-and-spicy-and-pakora-contest.html