Pink Masoor Daal Squares

Wash and soak pink masoor dal for 30 minutes

Grind it into paste using minimal water

Grind ginger n garlic with green chilies into a paste

Chop onions finely.

Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a heavy bottom pan. Add cumin seeds and asafetida.

Add chopped onion and fry till onion turn golden brown in color.
Add ginger garlic paste
Keep stirring

Now add the masoor dal paste in the pan, roast over low heat stirring continuously till it turns light brown in colour.

Add salt, red chili powder and amchoor powder and mix well
Add chopped Coriander leaves.

Dal is ready when it leaves sides of the pan and all the moisture is evaporated.
Let the mixture cool down little bit.

Grease a large plate with little oil
Evenly spread the dal mixture in the plate with 1/4 inch thickness.
Let the mixture set in the fridge for 1-2 hours.

Once mixture is nicely set, cut into equal shape squares.

Take oil for frying in a pan

I have pan fried them one can shallow fry or deep fry too
Let the cutlets be crispy & brown from both the sides.

Serve Masoor Dal Cutlet warm with green chutney.

Note

These cutlets can be made and stored in the fridge and fried at the time of serving