Parippuvada / spicy lentil fritters with a cup of hot coffee

 

 

 

  

 Ingredients

1 cup Thuvara parippu /lentil/Toor dal soaked for an hour 

¾ cup chopped onions

1/8 cup or 2 tbsp. of finely chopped or minced ginger

1/8 cup of finely chopped or minced green chilly (you can add more if needed according to your spice level)

A sprig of finely chopped curry leaves

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Directions

·       Keep aside 3 tsp. of lentil and grind the rest of the lentil in a wet grinder without adding water. To this, mix chopped onion, ginger, and green chilly .Transfer everything to a wide bowl; add chopped curry leaves and the lentil kept aside. Mix well.

·       Heat oil over medium heat in a deep frying pan and check if oil is hot – by dropping a tiny bit of the dough into the oil and if it comes to the top sizzling with bubbles, then oil is ready for frying.

·       Scoop out 2 tsp. of the dough roll into a gooseberry ball with your fingers and flatten it gently on your palm or on a wax paper or banana leaf. Drop them gently into the hot oil, one or two at a time depending on the size of your pan. Please keep flipping each side as you fry them. Serve with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

 

Note:

Things I learned:

Sometimes the dough will be little sticky in that case add a teaspoon or more rice flour and mix well.

 

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