Kadalai paruppu vadai (Masal Vadai)

Ingredients:

·         2 cup Kadalai paruppu/Channa dal/Bengal gram

·         1 tbs Rice flour

·         1 medium sized Onion finely chopped

·         2 Green chillies finely chopped

·         Small piece Ginger finely chopped

·         Small bunch of Coriander finely chopped

·         Few curry leaves finely chopped

·         Salt to taste

·         Oil for deep frying

Preparation:

·   Wash and soak the channa dal for 2-3 hours.

·   Take the soaked channa dal in a blender, add little water and grind it coarsely.

·    In a bowl take the grinded channa dal, rice flour, onions, green chillies, ginger,curry leaves, coriander, salt and mix it well.

·    Keep it for 10 minutes.

·    In a separate deep bottomed pan, take the oil and heat it.

·    Wet your fingers, take little batter and using your thumb lightly press the batter flat and slowly drop it in the oil.

·    Turn the vadai both sides for frying and when it turns brown and crisp remove it from the oil and place it in a paper towel so that the excess oil drains.

·    Serve it with coconut chutney/tomato sauce.