October 2013 - Odia Khana Khazana | Odisha Recipes | Odisha Sweets

Mooga Daali Bara is one of the most popular snack in Odisha recipe list.It is prepared mostly in poojas and special occasions like fastings and birthday.

Speciality of Mooga Daali Bara

What makes Moog Daal Bara speciality from other snacks is because of the followings:

Very soft and tasty snack
Prepared from Moog Daal hence it is good for health.
It has the combination taste of sweetness and sour which make it very different and unique from rest of the snacks in the world.
It can be tasted with variety of curries like daal, chicken, milk, tea, sugar, and even can be tasted with curd. Hence it is very popular among the snacks in the world.
It is usually eaten while it is hot.
Mostly prepared during poojas and special occassions and also do offered to God before serving. This make Mooga Daail Bara special and different.

Image source : Sujata Mahapatra Panda

Preparation Steps :

Following things should be followed to prepare Mooga Daali Bara.

Soak Moog Daal for 6 hrs,
Grind coarsely along with jeera, red/green chilli , green coriander leaves and salt.
Make sure the the grinded stuffs should be thick enough i.e one should have the fine paste from the above grinding.
From the above prepared paste make small - small balls ready for fry.
Deep fry the above prepared small balls.
Your Mooga Daali Bara is ready.
Serve your prepared Mooga Daali Bara with your choice curry or interesting combination.