Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup Yellow Moong Dal /Payatham paruppu (Soaked for about 2-3 hrs)
  • 1 small Onion (Chopped very fine)
  • 4 Green chilies (Minced)
  • ½ inch piece Ginger (Grated)
  • 1/2 cup Cilantro (Chopped finely)
  • ½ tsp Cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp Fennel seeds
  • to taste Salt
  • for deep drying Oil

Instruction

  • Wash and soak the moong dal in water for about 2 to 3 hrs. Drain it completely and grind it into a coarse paste adding no water. Make sure that the batter is little coarse and not too smooth. I also grind my ginger, green chilies, cumin seeds and fennel seeds along with the lentils.
  • Now add the finely chopped onions and cilantro to the lentil batter and mix well. Add the salt needed.
  • Heat the oil in a pan and once the oil heats, add little dumplings from the prepared batter and drop in into oil. I like to use a spoon to keep it less messy. Depending on the size of the pan we could add a few dumplings at the same time to fry.
  • Fry them until they are golden brown all around and then drain them on a paper towel lined dish.
  • Serve hot with green chutney or sweet chutney!