Baked Moong Dal Kachori made in Oven or Airfryer:

Snacks are something that none of us can avoid. We all have cravings for it. India is a country of festivals. And snacks and festivals go hand in hand. Enjoying the festivals with some crunchy and delicious snacks like these Holi is near these days and I have just found a healthy snack recipe for my loved ones for this Holi. It is the Baked Moong Dal Kachori is what every one of us loves. But ensuring health while eating snacks is a difficult job.

Holi is around and I have just found a healthy snack recipe for my loved ones for this Holi. It is the Baked Moong Dal Kachori. A mouth-watering snack that you can also try out for your family. This is going to ensure your snack cravings as well as your health goals. You can make Baked Kachori in Air fryer as well and they will be equally good. Read along to know the recipe and its health benefits.

What are the drawbacks of fried snacks?

Fried snacks do satisfy our snack cravings and our taste buds. But there are many drawbacks to eating fried foods. Some of them that I discovered are highlighted below:

• They make you feel heavy because they contain a lot of oil
• They increase cholesterol
• Increase the risk of heart diseases
• Causes weight gain
• Make you feel sleepy and lethargic

These are some drawbacks of fried foods. But don’t worry you don’t need to keep yourselves away from snacks to maintain your health. You just need to shift to baked snacks. You can try my Baked Moong Dal Kachori recipe for trying baked snacks.

Benefits of Baking over Frying

Health, heart health, cholesterol, weight this is some words linked with snacks that make all of us conscious about our and our family’s health. I too have the same worries. Since we can’t avoid snacks so let’s shift to baked snacks from fried snacks. I discovered many benefits of baked snacks. Here are some of them:

• There have a lower fat content
• They are less risky for heart
• Help you manage weight without compromising with tastes
• They are healthy and light for the stomach

Switch to healthy snacking habits and try these Baked Moong Dal Kachoris:

No doubt baked snacks are healthy for you. But still, to avoid health threats from snacks you need to maintain some healthy snacking habits like:

• Avoid too  much snacking and over-snacking
• Check out your calories consumption from the snacks
• Consume snacks at a particular time in a day not every time
• Maintain your dental hygiene after consuming sweet snacks

These were some of the healthy snacking habits that you can maintain. These will allow a guilt-free snacking experience for you and your family. You can try them.

So undoubtedly baked snacks are much better than fried snacks. They are easy to cook and healthier to consume and most importantly they taste the same as fried ones. Also, along with baked snacks adopting healthy snacking habits makes it easy to maintain health and taste together. I am sure you would try my healthy recipe and enjoy a safe and healthy Holi with your family. Follow me on Instagram if you are not doing it yet.

You can try out these festival recipes from the blog:

Masoor Dal Namkeen

Non Fried Dahi Vadas

More Moong Dal Recipe from the blog:

Moong Dal Bhajiyas/Pakodas

Moong Dal Chaat