DHAL VADAI

Ingredients:

½ cup or 100g chickpea dhal

1 Tbsp rice

½ tsp salt

1 Tbsp roughly chopped ginger

 ½ green chilli, thinly sliced

1 dried red chilli, thinly sliced

1 small purple onion or 50g, coarsely chopped

1 sprig curry leaves, coarsely chopped

 Oil for deep-frying

Method:

1. Combine chickpeas and rice in a bowl and wash in several changes of water – until water runs clear. Add fresh water and soak for 1 hour. Drain and place chickpeas/rice in an electric chopper/food processor and pulse to grind coarsely – there should still be some whole pieces of dhal but the bulk of it should be ground fine enough to allow mixture to bind together.

2. Transfer mixture into a bowl and add remaining ingredients. Stir until well-combined. Using moistened fingers, form into small patties roughly 4cm across.

Recipe by:  Rohani Jelani