Masal vadai

Ingredients:

• Green chilies – 4
• Curry leaves – 1 stick
• Onion – 1 small size
• Cilantro – 1 handful
• Salt
• Oil

To grind:

• Yellow split peas – 1.5 cups
• Cinnamon – 1 inch
• Cloves – 2-3
• Fennel seeds – 1 tbs
• Ginger – 1 inch
• Garlic – 4-5 big pods
• Red chilies – 4 long ones

Directions:

1. Soak the peas for 5-6 hrs, your vadai gets soft and tastier so far the peas soak.
2. Grind cinnamon,cloves,red chilies, ginger,garlic and fennel seeds. Do not add water while grinding.
3. Grind the peas and mix them with above ground spices.Again do not add water while grinding peas.
4. Finely chop all the other ingredients : green chilies, curry leaves, onion and cilantro.
5. Mix all the ground items and the finely chopped ingredients.Add required amount of salt.
6. Make balls and press them between your palms to make shell shaped vadai.Fry this in oil.

"Now the crispy masal vadai is ready to serve"