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dal pandoli recipe | Gujarati chola dal pandoli | palak pandoli | healthy steamed snack

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06 December, 2024

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दाल पंडोली रेसिपी - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Dal Pandoli, Palak Chola Dal Pandoli in Hindi)

દાલ પાંડોલી - ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો (Dal Pandoli, Palak Chola Dal Pandoli in Gujarati)

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About Dal Pandoli, Palak Chola Dal Pandoli

Ingredients

Methods

Like dal pandoli

What is dal pandoli made of ?

Soaking chola dal

Batter for dal pandoli

Making dal pandoli

Tips for dal pandoli

Nutrient values

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dal pandoli recipe | Gujarati chola dal pandoli | palak pandoli | healthy steamed snack can be enjoyed for breakfast or at snack time. Learn how to make Gujarati chola dal pandoli.

To make dal pandoli, wash and soak the chola dal in enough water in a deep bowl for 3 hours. Drain well. Combine the chola dal, spinach, green chillies, curds and 1 tbsp of water in a mixer and blend it till smooth. Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add the asafoetida and salt and mix well. Add the fruit salt over the batter and mix it gently. Tie a muslin cloth on top of a deep vessel, which is half-filled with water and heat till the water boils. Put spoonfuls of the batter on the muslin cloth at regular intervals. You can make 5 pandolis at a time. Cover the vessel with a dome-shaped lid and steam in a steamer for 5 to 7 minutes. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to make 5 more pandolis in one more batch. Serve immediately with green chutney.

Pandoli is a Gujarati snack cooked in a unique style using a double boiler. Most commonly made with moong dal, but here is a variation using chola dal. Further we have spinach while blending to enhance its colour and flavour while adding a touch of nourishment to palak pandoli.

This Gujarati chola dal pandoli is reinforced with nutrients like protein, iron and folic acid. Protein is necessary for the maintenance of cells in the body and the iron helps in transporting oxygen to these cells.

This healthy steamed snack is a great substitute to fried vadas, tikkis and pakodas. Served it with green chutney or fresh garlic chutney it can be enjoyed all health conscious individuals as well those who have diabetes or heart problems.

Tips for dal pandoli. 1. It is very important to soak the dal for a few hours to increase its digestibility. So plan for it in advance. 2. You can also make pandolis in moulds. 3. Spinach can be replaced with other greens like cauliflower leaves.

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Ingredients

For Dal Pandoli

1/2 cup chola dal (split cow peas)

1/2 cup chopped spinach (palak)

2 tsp roughly chopped green chillies

2 tbsp low fat curds (dahi)

a pinch of asafoetida (hing)

salt to taste

1 tsp fruit salt

For Serving With Dal Pandoli

green chutney

Method

Method for dal pandoli

Wash and soak the chola dal in enough water in a deep bowl for 3 hours. Drain well.
Combine the chola dal, spinach, green chillies, curds and 1 tbsp of water in a mixer and blend it till smooth.
Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add the asafoetida and salt and mix well.
Add the fruit salt over the batter and mix it gently.
Tie a muslin cloth on top of a deep vessel, which is half-filled with water and heat till the water boils.
Put spoonfuls of the batter on the muslin cloth at regular intervals. You can make 5 pandolis at a time.
Cover the vessel with a dome-shaped lid and steam in a steamer for 5 to 7 minutes.
Repeat steps 6 and 7 to make 5 more pandolis in one more batch.
Serve dal pandoli immediately with green chutney.

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what is dal pandoli made of ?

1. To make dal pudla recipe 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 3 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.

soaking chola dal

1. For the batter of dal pandoli, add the soaked and drained chola dal in a mixer jar.
2. Add 1/2 cup chopped spinach (palak). Spinach contains Vitamin A which is important for maintaining healthy eye vision.
3. Add 2 tsp roughly chopped green chillies.
4. Add 2 tbsp low fat curds (dahi).
5. Add 1 tbsp of water.
6. Blend it till smooth.
7. Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl.
8. Add a pinch of asafoetida (hing).
9. Add salt to taste.
10. Mix well.
11. Add 1 tsp fruit salt over the batter.
12. Put 1/2 tablespoon water over it.
13. Let bubbles form.
14. Mix gently.

batter for dal pandoli

1. Tie a muslin cloth on top of a deep vessel, which is half-filled with water and heat till the water boils.
2. Put spoonfuls of the batter on the muslin cloth at regular intervals. You can make 5 pandolis at a time.
3. Cover the vessel with a dome-shaped lid and steam in a steamer for 5 to 7 minutes.
4. Remove the pandolis with a flat spoon.
5. Repeat to make 5 more pandolis in one more batch.
6. Serve immediately with green chutney.

making dal pandoli

1. It is very important to soak the dal for a few hours to increase its digestibility. So plan for it in advance.
2. You can also make pandolis in moulds.
3. Spinach can be replaced with other greens like cauliflower leaves.

tips for dal pandoli

Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate

Nutrient values (Abbrv) per small pandoli

Energy	39 cal
Protein	2.9 g
Carbohydrates	6.4 g
Fiber	1.9 g
Fat	0.1 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	6.1 mg

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Kamlesh Shah

March 13, 2025, midnight

Can this item (Dal Pandoli) be made in idli making machine?

shreya_the foodie

March 13, 2025, midnight

Its a very unique recipe! truly gujarati! needless to say, delicious!

Loves Food

March 13, 2025, midnight

Dal Pandoli a Gujrathi steamed dal and spinach dumpling with curds and spiced with green chillies. Low cal and healthy.

Foodie #569301

March 13, 2025, midnight

Very good!!

Archana M

March 13, 2025, midnight

Dal pandoli.. fluffy and soft made with chola dal.. this gujarat delicacy is just so good. different in taste and the method..

Aabha

March 13, 2025, midnight

Can we make these in idli stand ?

Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi Aabha, These are pandolis, they can be not made in an idli stand. However if you want to eat idlis you can try them in an idli stand.

rinky

March 13, 2025, midnight

Sonal Modi

March 13, 2025, midnight

It tastes yummy. I made it in idli stand as I was not comfortable with cloth and the pandolis came out very well. I served these pandolis with healthy coconut chutney.

Lata Rele

March 13, 2025, midnight

What is Split Cow Dal? What does it look like? Thanks

Indira

March 13, 2025, midnight

Can we make of whole Chola, if we don''t get chola dal?

Tarla Dalal

March 13, 2025, midnight

Hi, yes you try and see...

Sumit

March 13, 2025, midnight

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