Masala Vada

Food

Ingredients: 

Split Bengal Gram (channa dal) -- 1 cup 
Split Green Gram (moong dal) -- 1/4 cup 
Cinnamon -- half inch stick 
Cloves -- 3 
Coriander Seeds Powder (dhaniya powder) -- 1 tsp. 
Ginger Paste -- 1 tsp. 
Garlic -- 1 tsp. 
Nutmeg Powder -- 1/4 tsp. 
Chopped Onion -- 1/2 cup 
Chopped Green Chilli -- 1 tsp. 
Salt to taste 
Oil to deep fry 

Method:

Mix the two dals and soak for 1.5 hours. Drain water from the soaked soal. Add salt to taste and put it in a mixture and grind into a semi-soft paste (do not make too soft; do not add any water). 

Crush cinnamon stick and cloves into powder and add to the paste. Add coriander seeds powder, nutmeg powder, onion, garlic, ginger and green chilli. Mix well. Make this dough into small balls (roughly half the size of a golf ball) flatten and keep aside.

In a deep skillet warm oil and deep fry the flattend dough on low heat until brown.