Kitchen Tantra

Shrimps Vadai:

Ingredients:

Shrimps/Prawn shelled 200 grams
Chana dal 1 cup(soaked in water 45 min)
Ginger-garlic paste 3 spoons
Curry leaves 3-4 twigs (chopped)
Salt
Onions very finely chopped 1-2 bowls
Green chilies finely chopped 2-3 spoon
Finely chopped ginger 1-2 spoons
Chopped mint leaves few
Chopped coriander leaves few
Curry leaves fienly chopped few
Rice flour 2-4 spoons
Oil for frying.

Powder these together:

Dry red chilies 10
Fennel seeds 2 spoons
Salt

Method:

0. shred the shrimps/ finely chop them and set aside.

1. Wet grind coarsely the soaked chana dal. Mix with ginger - garlic paste. Mix the shrimps as well.

2.Mix curry leaves and powdered masal together. The dough should be tight. At the same time not too hard.

3. One can add few spoons of rice powder to it....to get the crispy outer layer.

4. Further add onions, green chilies, coriander, curry and mint leaves too. Mix well and leave it in fridge for about an hour.

5. In a deep pan, heat oil. Make roundels of the dough prepared. Fry them in oil. Maintain the stove on medium flame. The roundels should be thin here. Never make it bulby as we usually do for regular vadas. Fry till reddish brown.

This is kind of heavy snack.....usually served along with warm green tea. It can be treated as side dish as well

Labels: Shrimps, Vadai