Ingredients:

• 1 cup – yellow moong dal
• 1 tbsp – oil
• 1 tsp – ginger-green chilli paste
• 1/2 tsp – Sugar
• A pinch – baking soda
• Salt
• For kadhi:
• 2 cups – Curd
• 3 tbsp – gram flour
• 1 tsp – ginger-chilli paste
• 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder
• A few – Curry leaves
• 1 tbsp – Sugar
• 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 2 – dry Red Chillies
• A few – Coriander leaves (chopped)
• Ghee for tempering

Method:

1. Soak the yellow moong dal in water for 2 hours.
2. Drain the water completely and grind it into a smooth paste, transfer the paste to a bowl and add the ginger-chilli paste, sugar, baking soda, salt, oil and mix well.
3. Combine the curd, gram flour and add 2 cups of water, whisk well to avoid lumps.
4. Add the ginger-chilli paste, turmeric powder, sugar and salt, mix well and cook on medium flame.
5. Once the mixture starts boiling, make small balls from the moong dal aka dapka batter and drop them gently into the boiling kadhi.
6. Cook on sim until the dapkas start floating on the top.
7. Heat ghee for tempering, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies, curry leaves and fry until they turn brown.
8. Add this to the dapka kadhi. Add chopped coriander leaves and turn off the stove.
9. Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipes