Masala Vada

Ingredients
Chana Dal      2 cups
Green Chillies  5 thai
Onion             1 medium
Ginger        small piece
Min leaves     few
Corriander powder 1 tbsp
Salt        to taste
Cilantro
Oil         to deep fry

Method:

• Soak Chana dal for atleast 3 hrs; drain away excess water; keep 1/2 cup soaked chana in a separate bowl.
• Blend the remaining chana as coarse powder.
• Now, add the 1/2 cup chana kept aside to this coarse powder.
• Add green chillies, finely chopped onions, corriander powder, Cilantro, finely chopped ginger, chopped mint leaves, Salt and mix altogether.
• Take oil in a deep frying pan and let it heat up.
• Now, take a bowl with some water and a ziploc to make vadas.
• Make ur palm little bit wet and rub the ziploc with ur wet hand.
• Now take the chana mixture and make it as dumplings and press them on the ziploc as patties. You can even make pattis on ur palm itself.
• Drop these pattis in the heated oil one by one and let them turn golden brown.
• thats it, delicious masala vada is ready.