Vaalaipoo Vadai

Ingredients:

Vaalai poo – 1

Gram dal/Kadalai Parupu– 1cup

Saunf – 1 teaspoon

Ginger – 1small piece

Asafetida – a pinch

Dry Red Chilli – 4

Curry leaves – a handful

Salt for taste.

Oil – required to fry


Method:

1.Soak Gram dhal for 1 hour and Remove the water completely and grind it coarsely with Ginger, Saunf & Dry red chillies.Note: There should be no sign of water in the ground mixture.
2.To this ground mixture add the cleaned washed and finely chopped vaalaipoo, Asafetida, and chopped curry leaves and mix it together.
3.In a pan heat required oil to fry. Add 1 tablespoon hot oil to the mixture and mix it again.
4.Now shape small balls of the mixture into vadai shape and fry it in the oil.
5.Tasty vadai is ready to serve with ketchup or chutneys