Murungaikai Vadai / Drumstick vada (patti)

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Ingredients:

• Drumstick - 2
• Channa dal - 1/2 cup
• Moong dal - 1/2 cup
• Chopped coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
• Green chilli - 3
• Onion - 1
• Garlic pod - 2 (optional)
• Grated ginger - 1/2 tsp
• Salt as required
• Oil for frying

Method:

• Soak Channa dal and moong dal together for 4 to 5 hours, grind it coarsely, add finely chopped onion, finely chopped green chilli, chopped garlic, ginger, coriander leaves, and salt. Mix everything nicely.
• Don't add water while grinding dals, if you feel the mixture is little watery, refrigerate it for an hour to make it thick.
• Steam drumstick in a idli pan or steamer, remove the flesh(along with the seed), add drumstick flesh to the dal mixture. Vada batter is ready.
• Heat oil in a pan, reduce it to medium, make small patti from the vada batter, drop it in oil and fry it golden brown. Serve hot.