Name: Bengal gram dal fritters
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Split bengal gram dal ( Soaked for 2 hrs in water); 4 Green chillies; 2" Ginger; ½ Onion; A sprig of coriander leaves, chopped; 5 Mint leaves, optional; Salt as required; Chickpea flour as required, for binding; Oil, for deep frying

Bengal gram dal fritters

17 Jun 2016

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

120 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Background

Bengal gram dal fritters are a good accompaniment with Indian chai. They are best served hot and are very easy to make.

Ingredients

1 cup Split bengal gram dal ( Soaked for 2 hrs in water)
4 Green chillies
2" Ginger
½ Onion
A sprig of coriander leaves, chopped
5 Mint leaves, optional
Salt as required
Chickpea flour as required, for binding
Oil, for deep frying

Instructions

Drain the water from bengal gram dal and set it aside.
Grind together this dal, ginger and green chilli in a food processor to a coarse paste adding just a very little water.
In a bowl, mix together the coarse paste, onion, coriander, salt and mint.
Make small flat fritters with the above paste. If it is difficult to make them, add a little chickpea flour for binding.
In a wok, heat oil for deep frying. When the oil is hot, fry the fritters until brown on both sides on low medium flame.
Serve hot with chai.

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