Moong Dal Ras Vada Recipe

You might have had enough of Gulab Jamuns and Rasgullas, but have you ever tasted Moong Dal Ras Vadas? These sugar-soaked vadas are soft in texture and will melt in your mouth instantly. Be it kids or adults, everyone will love this unique moong dal dessert for sure. To make this dessert, you just need a handful of ingredients like moong dal, sugar, paneer, saffron, green cardamom and oil for frying. You can make this dessert to serve at parties or family brunches/lunches. Festivals like Holi and Diwali are also apt for this tempting Moong Dal Ras Vadas. No need to purchase sweets from the market when you can prepare this one at home. If you are someone who loves trying different recipes at home, then you need to bookmark this lip-smacking Moong Dal Ras Vada recipe for sure. Make sure you let the vadas stay soaked in sugar syrup for at least 30 minutes to let them absorbs the syrup well. Do try this recipe, rate it and let us know how it turned out to be by leaving a comment in the section below. Happy Cooking!

Ingredients of Moong Dal Ras Vada

1/2 cup yellow moong dal

4 strand saffron

1 cup sugar

100 gm paneer

2 green cardamom

1 cup vegetable oil

How to make Moong Dal Ras Vada

Step 1 Soak the moong dal

Wash the dal 3-4 times and soak in hot water for 45 minutes.

Step 2 Make moong dal paste

Drain all the water and add the soaked dal to a blender. Blend well to form a thick and smooth paste. Add paneer chunks, 2-3 tbsp water to the blender and again blend well to make a final paste.

Step 3 Make sugar syurp

Add 1 cup sugar along with 1 cup water to a pan and keep on medium flame. Let the sugar dissolve completely. Add crushed cardamom and saffron strands. Let the syrup cook until it thickens a bit and attains a one-string consistency.

Step 4 Beat the moong dal batter

Use a spoon or a whisk and beat the batter for at least 2-3 minutes. This will make it fluffy.

Step 5 Make vadas

Heat oil in a kadhai. Use a ladle or spoon to drop small chunks/balls of batter into hot oil and fry from all sides until golden in colour.

Step 6 Dip in sugar syrup

Transfer the vadas to the sugar syrup and let them stay soaked for at least 30 minutes.

Step 7 Ready to be served

Your soft and mouth-watering Moong Dal Ras Vadas are now ready to be served.

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