Parippu Vada

Ingredients

Parippu (Tur Dhal ) - 1 cup
Dry red chilly - 2 nos
Oil - 2 cups
Green chilly (minced) - 3 nos
Ginger (minced) - 1’’ piece
Shallots (sliced) - 10 nos
Curry leaves (chopped)
Salt to taste
Water - 1/4cup

Directions

1.Soak the parippu in cold water for 2-4 hours. Drain the water. Grind ¾ of the dal to a paste adding water so that the paste is stiff. Add the remaining dal and grind coarsely. The dry red chillies should be ground together with soaked parippu(dal).
2.Mix sliced onion, minced green chillies, minced ginger, chopped curry leaves and salt.
3.Heat oil in a pan.When the oil is hot, wet the palms of your hand and shape about two table spoons of dal mixture into a 2 inch round disc. Slide the vada gently into the oil. Deep fry it till it become brown colour. Serve hot.