Keerai vadai


simple and easy healthy snack for evening..
Ingredients
  • Chana Dal or Split Yellow Peas 1 and 1/2 cup (160ml cup)
  • Drumstick Leaves 1 cup or more.
  • Onion 1 medium(finely chopped)
  • Mint leaves 2 sprigs(finely chopped)
  • Coriander leaves/Cilantro 2-3 tbsp(finely chopped)
  • Green chilies 5 no.s
  • Fennel seeds 2 tbsp
  • Garlic 2 cloves
  • Ginger 2" piece
  • Clove 2 no.s
  • Cinnamon 1"stick
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil to deep fry
Method 
  • Soak Channa dal for 3-4 hours. After that drain completely and keep 1-2 tbsp of soaked channa dal aside and use the remaining to grind.
  • Then in a blender/processor add green chilies,ginger,garlic,fennel seeds, clove, cinnamon and run for few seconds and then add soaked channa dal and grind it to a coarse paste with very less water, just sprinkle while grinding...that's enough.
  • Once done, transfer the ground channa dal mixture to a bowl, then add chopped onions,cilantro mint leaves n drumstick leaves. And add soaked whole channa dal and enough salt.
  • Mix everything well and divide it to 15 lemon shaped balls and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a wok for deep frying,when oil gets really hot take a 1lemon sized ball mixture and flatten with palm and carefully drop in to the hot oil, add 3-4 at a time based on your kadai/pan size. fry in medium heat.
  • Fry the vada till turn crispy n golden brown on both sides.
  • Then remove from the oil n drain it in a paper towel.
  • That's it yummy Murungai keerai masal vadai ready. Do repeat the same for all the remaining dal mixture.
  • Serve hot with a cup of chai or a bowl of Pasiparuppu Payasam/Vermicelli payasam.

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