Paruppu Vadai (Mixed Pulse Fried Snack)

Recipe Ingredients

3 cups	711ml	Bengal gram dal (chana dal)
1 cup	237ml	Toor dal
1 cup	237ml	Black gram dal
2 tablespoons	30ml	Grated coconut
2 tablespoons	30ml	Ghee
		Oil - for frying
4		Red chiles
15		Green chiles
4 sections		Curry leaves
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Asafetida
		Salt - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Clean, wash and soak dals together for 3 hours. Drain water completely.

Grind red and green chiles, curry leaves, asafetida, salt, and a spoonful of dals together to a fine paste. Add rest of dals and grind coarsely. Do not add any water.

Add ghee and grated coconut and mix well. Take a spoonful of batter on a clean polyethylene sheet and pat into 2-inch Vadais (patties). Make 4 to 5 Vadais at a time. Heat oil and deep fry Vadais until crisp. Drain and serve hot with Chutney or Raita.

Makes 45.

For Masala Paruppu Vadai (Fried Snack With Pulses and Onions) -

Make a batter as above. Omit grated coconut. instead add 3 onions (peeled and chopped fine) and 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (chopped fine) to the batter just before frying and mix well.

Source:
"Southern Delights" by Parwathy Akhileswaran

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