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Chola Dal Pudla

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chola dal pudla is a popular Gujarati snack. Learn how to make healthy dal methi pancakes.

A traditional Gujarati dish, chola dal pudla is a scrumptious pancake made of a batter of soaked and ground chola dal fortified with chopped fenugreek leaves and other common flavour enhancing ingredients.

You will find these succulent, crisp chola dal pudlas to be filling and tasty, even better than the quick-fix versions made using besan.

Chola dal used in dal methi pancake is an excellent source of potassium and also rich in soluble fibre which helps to eliminate cholesterol from the body, thus protecting the heart.

chola dal pudla is rich in Phosphorus, Magnesium, Folic Acid and Protein.

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Chola Dal Pudla recipe - How to make Chola Dal Pudla

Soaking Time:  3 hours   Preparation Time:    Cooking Time:    Total Time:     8Makes 8 pudlas
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Ingredients

For Chola Dal Pudla
1 cup chola dal (split cow peas)
1/4 cup finely chopped fenugreek leaves (methi) leaves
1 1/2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1/2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
salt to taste
2 1/4 oil for greasing and cooking

For Serving With Chola Dal Pudla
 healthy green chutney
Method

For chola dal pudla
    For chola dal pudla
  1. To make chola dal pudla soak the chola dal in enough warm water in a deep bowl for 3 hours. Drain, and blend in a mixer to a coarse paste using 1/2 cup of water.
  2. Transfer the paste into a bowl, add methi, ginger green chilli paste, hing, garlic paste and salt.
  3. Add 1/4 cup of water and mix well to make a batter of dropping consistency.
  4. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle).
  5. Pour a ladleful of the batter on the tava (griddle) and spread in a circular motion to make a 125 mm. (5”) diameter circle.
  6. Cook on a medium flame, using ¼ tsp of oil, till it turns golden brown in colour from both the sides.
  7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 to make 7 more pudlas.
  8. Serve chola dal pudla immediately with healthy green chutney.

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soaking chola dal
  1. To make chola dal pudla recipe | split cow peas methi pancakes |  we need chola dal. It is split cow pea (chawli). While buying ensure it is free of moisture and debris. Chola dal is an excellent source of potassium and also rich in soluble fiber which helps to eliminate cholesterol from the body, thus protecting the heart. It is also a good source folate, copper, phosphorous, iron, calcium  manganese. It is certainly a source of protein like most other dals.
  2. Clean, wash the chola dal with enough water.  
  3. Soak the chola dal in enough water in a deep bowl for at least 6 hours.  
  4. This is how the chola dal looks after soaking.
  5. Drain the chola dal and keep aside.
  6. Soaked and drained chola dal.

batter for chola dal pudla
  1. Put the soaked and drained chola dal in a mixer jar.
  2. Add 1/2 cup of water for blending. 
  3. Blend in a mixer to a coarse paste.
  4. Transfer the paste into a bowl.
  5. Add 1/4 cup finely chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves.  Fenugreek leaves help in improving glucose and insulin responses, hence good for diabetics. The levels of cholesterol also reduced with intakes of fenugreek leaves. 
  6. Add 1 1/2 tsp ginger-green chilli paste.
  7. Add 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing).
  8. Add 1/2 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste.
  9. Add salt to taste. We added 1/2 tsp salt.
  10. Add ¼ cup of water.
  11. Mix well to make a batter of dropping consistency.

making chola dal pudla
  1. To make chola dal pudla recipe | split cow peas methi pancakes |  healthy Gujarati dal methi pancakes | heat a non-stick tava (griddle).
  2. Pour a ladleful of the batter on the tava (griddle) and spread in a circular motion to make a 125 mm. (5”) diameter circle.
  3. Grease top  using ¼ tsp of oil.
  4. Cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
  5. Flip over and keep cooking and flipping pudla till golden brown.
  6. chola dal pudla | split cow peas methi pancakes |  healthy dal methi pancakes | is cooked. 
  7. Serve chola dal pudla | split cow peas methi pancakes |  healthy dal methi pancakes | hot with healthy green chutney.

tips for chola dal pudla
  1. Chola Dal Pudla are rich in Phosphorus, Magnesium, Folic Acid and Protein.
  2. Pour a ladleful of the batter on the tava (griddle) and spread in a circular motion to make a 125 mm. (5”) diameter circle.
  3. Press down with a spatula while cooking the chola dal pudla.
Accompaniments

Doodh Pak, Gujarati Doodh Pak 
Green Chutney for Dhokla, Sandwiches, Indian Snacks 

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per pudla
Energy163 cal
Protein6.9 g
Carbohydrates15.5 g
Fiber4.6 g
Fat8.2 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium7.3 mg

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Reviews

Chola Ni Dal Na Poodla
5
n_katira
 on 11 Aug 14 03:27 PM


A very simple recipe with the use of minimal ingredients like ginger green chilli paste, garlic paste and fenugreek leaves for added flavour. All you have to do it soak the chola dal, grind it and make hot pudlas for your loved ones.
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Chola Ni Dal Na Poodla
5
Mruga D
 on 29 Jul 14 04:12 PM


Chola dal used as a base for making these pancakes...delicious and full of fibre...i make often make this for my family...
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Chola Ni Dal Na Poodla
5
LOPA SHAH
 on 11 Apr 11 01:02 PM


Amazing taste, too good,everybody at home liked it very much, especially my mother,she was so happy to have it because she ate it after very very long time gap, my nani(grandma) use to do it especially on the occassion of Utran.Thanks Tarlaji for giving such a nice recipe.
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