Moong Dal Parcels

Ingredients

    Moong dal — 200 gms
    Canola Oil – 3 table spoon
    Jeera — 2 tea spoon
    Green chilly chopped— 1
    Ginger chopped – 1 ½ table spoon
    Onions chopped – ½ cup
    Turmeric — 2 tea spoon
    Salt — 1 tsp
    Red chili powder – 1 tea spoon
    Coriander powder — 2 tea spoon
    Chaat masala — 1 ½ tea spoon
    Lemon juice – 1 table spoon
    Green coriander – ½ cup

For parcels

    Filo sheets(4”x4”)— 8 sheets
    Canola Oil — 1 table spoon
    Chaat masala — ½ tsp

Method

• Wash and soak moong dal for 20 minutes. Rinse, add fresh water and keep for boiling. Add turmeric and boil till the dal is 3/4th done. Drain dal and pour fresh water to cool the dal.

• In a karahi heat canola oil, add jeera. Sauté and then add chop onions, green chilly and chop ginger. Sauté till onions are slightly brown. Now add dal, red chilly powder, coriander powder and salt.

• Cook for 3-4 minutess. Add green coriander, chaat masala and lemon juice. Stir and remove from fire. Allow to cool.

• Place a single sheet of filo and brush with a little canola oil, sprinkle chaat masala and place another filo sheet on top. Add a spoon full of the moong dal in the center and fold the filo sheet from all sides to make into a parcel. You can apply some water around the filo sheet so that it sticks together.

• Towards the neck of the parcel press gently so that the filo sheet holds together and baste the top with oil. Now bake the parcel in a pre heated oven at 190c for 12mins.

Nutritional Facts

Carbohydrates- 28.5g

Proteins - 12g

Fat- 15.5 g

Saturated fat- 1.0 g

Cholesterol-0mg

Fibre-2g

Sodium-600 mg

Calories - 270

=============================