Aloo Mangodi is a well known cuisine from the dessert state of Rajasthan. Mangodis are basically sun dried ground lentil dumplings. And these Mangodis are prepared from urad dal . These days Mangodis are available readymade in most grocery stores, that makes it easy to cook. Dried Mangodis look like Soya nuggets and tastes delicious when cooked with spices.


Ingredients:
200 gms mangodi
2- 3 red chillies whole
2 tblsp bengal gram flour (besan)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 cup yogurt
1 tblsp oil
200 gms potatoes
1 tblsp red chilli powder
1 tblsp ginger paste
salt to taste
2 tblsp coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tblsp coriander seeds
2 tblsp tomato puree
100 gms coriander leaves
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 bay leaf.


Method:

1. Cream curd, mix in besan and salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder to it.
2. Peel, wash and cut potatoes into 1 centimeter cubes.
3. Keep aside in water, to avoid it from blackening its colour.
4. Dry roast mangodi on hot tawa until crunchy and slightly browned.
5. Heat up oil, mix in brown bay leaf, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, whole red chillies and salt and cook.
6. Mix in potatoes and stir fry stirring constantly until golden brown.
7. Mix in ginger paste, mangodi, tomato puree and yogurt mixture, mix in 1 cup of water and mix well.
8. Mix in garam masala powder and cut coriander leaves.
9. Stir fry for a further few minutes and serve hot with rice.

Making Time: 25 minutes.

Serves: 4 persons.

Shelflife: 1 day.

Note: If not mangodis, you can susbtitute soya nuggets for this recipe. Just soack the nuggets in hot water for few minutes and use it for cooking .

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