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    Toor Dal Kofta Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Toor Dal Kofta with Step by Step Pictures. This is a delicious snack made using toor dal. The spices and legumes added in this makes it healthy and tasty.

     
     
    Toor Dal Kofta
     

    Toor Dal Kofta Recipe

    This is a different type of vada preparation, Usually they make vada with chana dal. But I tried with toor dal and it came out great. Adding of baking powder make this more soft and crispy. Please try this and let me know what you think.

    How to Make Dal Kofta

    • Heat oil for deep frying.
    • Make a coarse paste out of the soaked dal and tip this in a bowl.
    • Add all ingredients except oil and flours in a blender and roughly crush it.Put this in the Ground dal and mix well.
    • Add rice flour and besan and mix well.Make small koftas out of it and fry them in medium heat oil.
    • Serve hot with ketchup or chutney.

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    Dal Kofta Recipe | Toor Dal Kofta Recipe

    Toor Dal Kofta with Step by Step Pictures. This is a delicious snack made using toor dal. The spices and legumes added in this makes it healthy and tasty.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Soaking Time 4 hours hrs
    Total Time 4 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Toor Dal-1 cup soaked for 4 hours
    • Onion-1 chopped
    • Green chilli-3 chopped
    • Garlic-6 cloves
    • Curry leaves-a handful
    • Coriander leaves-a handful
    • Cinnamon pattai-1 inch piece
    • Saunf sombu-1 tblpsn
    • Cumin seeds jeera-1 tsp
    • Rice flour Arisi mavu- ½ cup
    • Besan kadalai mavu- ½ cup
    • Baking powder-2 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Oil for deep frying

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oil for deep frying.
    • Make a coarse paste out of the soaked dal and tip this in a bowl.
    • Add all ingrediants except oil and flours in a blender and roughly crush it.Put this in the Ground dal and mix well.
    • Add rice flour and besan and mix well.Make small koftas out of it and fry them in medium heat oil.
    • Serve hot with ketchup or chutney.
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    Dal Kofta Step by Step

    Grab your ingredients

     

    Take all ingredients in a blender

     

    make a rough puree

     

    Now take soaked toor dal in blender

     

    make a coarse puree

     

    Mix with dough

     

    add flour mixture...

     

    Mix well...

     

    make koftas

     

    Fry it till golden

     

    All fried

     

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    1. yummylittlecooks

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      This looks similar with Malaysian vadai...I don't how to make it, but I love it....always buy it from Indian restaurant or night market..Your's got lots of ingredients.

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    2. Suma Gandlur

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      Those look so delicious, Arathi. Thanks for sending them over to my event.

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    3. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

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      wow, that is definitely new, but looks absolutely superb. I know what kind of vada, I am making next 🙂

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    4. Federica

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      devono essere buonissime!!!ciao!

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    5. Kahveci

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      this is just for my taste !! good job ! 😀

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    6. sowmya's creative saga

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      nice unique recipe with tuvar dal.looks crispy and delicious..

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    7. Vimitha Anand

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      Koftas look so crunchy and yum... Nice for tea time...

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    8. Chitra

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      looks so crispy..and a new recipe too .thanks for sharing

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    9. sonu

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      wow ..such an innovative recipe..looks very crisp and delish..bookmarked !

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    10. Food Glorious Food!

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      I so need this for tea! Great snack! Need to make them soon!

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    11. Nithya

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      Yummy balls 🙂

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    12. Gayatri

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      Good Recipe........ perfect for an evening snack.

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