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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Keerai Vadai
Soaking time - 2 to 3 hours
Prep time - 10 mins
Cooking time - 20 - 25 mins
Ingredients :
Chana Dal - 1 cup
Udat dal - 1/2 cup
Spinach ( or any green ) - 2 cups, finely chopped
Dried red chillis - 3 to 4
Black pepper - 1 tsp
Saunf / sombu / fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 medium, finely chopped [ I didn't use onions this time ]
Salt - as per taste
Oil - for deep frying
Procedure :
Wash and soak chana dal and Udat dal for 2-3 hours.
Grind the soaked dals along with pepper, red chillis and salt coarsely.
Add the chopped spinach, fennel seeds and onion ( if using ) to the ground dal and mix properly.
In a large wok , heat oil on medium.Make a small lemon sized ball from the dough and press between your palms gently and deep fry in the oil on medium heat till golden brown on both the sides.
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I think you can add cabbage also instead of keerai, it will be amazing. You can also grind it more finely, that variation also works well :)
ReplyDeleteTrue... i have tried that and it came out very well :)
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