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Moong Dal Khakhra

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  • Author: Sanjana
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 5 1x
  • Category: Snack
  • Method: Roasting
  • Cuisine: Indian

Description

A very famous travel special protein rich snack Moong Dal Khakhra from Rajasthani cuisine. An super healthy, quick, easy and tasty snack which require only 2 main ingredients. The good thing is you can store the khakhra for up to 10 days without any refrigeration.


Ingredients

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1/2 cup yellow moong dal

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp coconut oil or olive oil

1 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves

1/2 tsp white sesame seeds

1/2 tsp green chilli ginger paste

Salt as per taste

Pinch of turmeric powder

wheat flour for dusting & rolling


Instructions

  1. Grind the yellow moong dal coarsely. Then wash and soak it for 3 to 4 hours. Add water same as the quantity of crushed moong dal.
  2. Now, drain the water completely and transfer to a bowl. Add whole wheat flour, chopped coriander leaves, green chilli & ginger paste, white sesame seeds, salt, turmeric powder and 1/2 teaspoon oil. Mix well. Add water if required to make hard dough.
  3. Divide the dough into 5 equal roti ball sizes.
  4. Heat a tawa.
  5. Take one dough ball and dust it with flour. Roll it to make thin khakhra.
  6. Roast the khakhra on a low flame. Apply some oil and roast it by pressing it with spatula. Once roasted, take it out. Keep it aside for 10 minutes to cool.
  7. Repeat the same with remaining dough balls.
  8. Pack it in air tight container.

Notes

  1. Grind the moong dal to coarse first before soaking to get that crispy texture.
  2. Can add variations to flour like use ragi flour, besan, jowar flour, oats flour to dough instead of wheat flour to make it gluten free.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 100kcal
  • Sugar: 1.1g
  • Fat: 3.4g
  • Carbohydrates: 20g
  • Protein: 5g
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