• Wash and soak moong dal overnight or for minimum 4 hours.
• Drain the water, add green chili , ginger and asafoetida and grind to make a thick and smooth paste.
• Whisk it well to make it light and fluffy
• (if you are using gram flour then follow the same recipe from step 2 by adding chopped green chili, ginger, salt ,hing in gram flour , whisk well and make fritters)
• Heat oil in a deep pan and drop small portion of the batter and fry on medium heat till golden and crisp.
• Drain on a kitchen paper to absorb the extra fat.

Masala Paani

• Wash the mint, coriander and green chilies and grind along with ginger to make a fine paste.
• Take a big bowl and add water in it , add the ground paste and all the spices in it.
• Mix it well and taste it now and adjust the flavour if needed.
• Now add the fried pakodis , boondi and ice cubes and some chopped dhaniya in the prepared water.
• Let the pakodi soak in the water and then served chilled.