Paruppu vadai or Masalvadai

Paruppu vadai for evening snack 😊

Channa Dal - 1 cup
Small Onion - 10 or Big onion - 1 big sized (finely chopped)
Rice flour or Rava - 1 tbsp
Coriander Leaves - 3 to 4 tbsp finely chopped
Curry leaves few
Oil - for frying
Salt - to taste

To grind:
Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp or fennel powder 1/2 tsp
Red Chillies - 2
Garlic - 4 cloves chopped finely
Ginger - half inch piece

Method:
Wash and soak channa dal for 2 to 3 hrs. Then drain the water completely and keep aside. Grind together the ingredients listed under 'to grind' to a coarse paste.Keep aside.

Now grind channa dhal to a coarse mixture make sure it is thick...Few dhal as whole here and there is fine. Then transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add onions, rava, coriander leaves,curry leaves, salt, garlic fennel paste and mix well.

Do not add water. Make equal lemon sized balls out of the mixture, and pat them on your palm to form a circle to medium thickness.

Keep them in a plate ready to deep fry. Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry them till golden brown, turning over both sides. Drain it on a tissue paper.