Pudhina Vadai

Ingredients:

Patani Paruppu or Channa dal - 1 cup

Green chilies - 4 or 5

Hing and Salt

Onion - 1 chopped finely

Pudhina leaves - 1/2 or 1/4 bunch. Chop the leaves finely

Preparation:

1. Soak Patani Paruppu or Channa dal for at least 3 - 4 hours.

2. In a mixie, add green chilies, hing, and salt and give it a run.

3. Drain the water from the dal and add the dal to the above mixie and grind it to a fine coarse. Shouldn't be watery or too coarse.

4. Remove to a vessel and mix with chopped onions and chopped mint leaves.

5. Heat the required quantity of oil in a kadai. Once you see the smoke, reduce the flame and put the vada and then raise the flame and remove to a serving plate once it is brown.

6. Tasty Pudhina Vadai is ready. Serve hot.