Masoor daler bora

Hi Friends,
Hope you are doing well. I have a baby who is little sick this week. When my baby is not well,  I prefer to stay with him all day. This is the time when I would like to follow with quick and easy recipes. Today I will share my mom’s masoor daler bora, which is quick but a very delicious snack. It can easily become a companion with dal and rice. When I used to get sick in my childhood, I used to nag my mom to make these for me. I know in my native country, it is raining and this is the season of telebhajas (deep fried snacks) like beguni, fuluri, chop, piyaji etc. And hence I am making my version of telebhaja.  Today I will also share the low calorie version of this yummy simple snack as requested.  So, lets start.

Masoor Daler bora

Grilled Masoor daler bora (low calorie version)

Recipe yields 12 serving

Ingredients

1. 1 cup masoor dal( Red Lentil)
2. 1 medium  size onion chopped into small pieces
3. 2 big fat garlic cloves chopped into small pieces
4. 1/2 tsp cumin seed
5. 1/2 tsp poppy seed
6. 1 green chili chopped into small pieces
7. 1/2 cup mustard oil
8. Salt according to taste

Method

1. Soak the dal in water for 1 hour at least.
2. Now in a blender grind the dal with little water. (Note: The blended dal should be on the little coarse side not completely smooth)
3. In a mixing bowl add the dal puree and all the ingredients except oil. Give it a good mix. ( Note: while adding salt, check the salt level)
4. Heat the oil in frying pan. When the oil is hot, with the a spoon drop some clumps of the dal mixture. Fry them and then flip it and fry. While frying the heat should be on medium, so that boras get cooked in the inside.  (Note: Try to shallow fry the boras. Try not to overcrowd the pan with boras)
5. Take out the dried boras on a plate lined with some paper towel to avoid excess oil.

For the low calorie version, all the ingredients are same except oil contains low calorie. So, I have adjusted the oil level to 1/2 tbsp (1/2 tbsp oil yields 62 calorie)

Recipe yields 4 medium serving (around 82 calorie total)

Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup masoor dal(Red Lentil)
2. 1/2 medium  size onion chopped into small pieces
3. 1 big fat garlic cloves chopped into small pieces
4. 1/4 tsp cumin seed
5. 1/4 tsp poppy seed
6. 1/2 green chili chopped into small pieces
7. 1/2 tbsp mustard oil
8. Salt according to taste

Method

1. Soak the dal in water for 1 hour at least.
2. Now in a blender grind the dal with little water. (Note: The blended dal should be on the little coarse side not completely smooth)
3. In a mixing bowl add the dal puree and all the ingredients except oil. Give it a good mix. (Note: while giving salt, check the salt level)
4. Heat a tawa or iron griddle. Brush some oil on the hot surface. With a spoon drop  some clumps of the dal mixture. Fry them and then flip those and brush the surface of the boras with some more oil. While frying the heat should be on low to medium and tawa should be covered with a lid so that boras get cooked evenly. Flip again and dab some more oil with the brush.  (Note: Try not to overcrowd the pan with boras)
5. Take out the dried boras on a plate lined with paper towel.

This recipe is easy with few ingredients. The  poppy seeds along with the coarse texture of the dal will bring crunch in your mouth. These savory and spicy boras can become your evening tea partner. Try it and let me know if you have any question. Enjoy the season and stay healthy.


Thanks,
Moumita