Garelu (Urad Dal Fritters)

Soak the a cup of Urad Dal for an hour. Rinse, drain the water and grind into smooth dough with minimum water. Add a tsp of minced Ginger, tbsp of Chopped Coriander Leaves, 4 finely chopped Green Chillies and Salt to taste before preparing to fry.

Heat enough Oil in a pan to deep fry. Using a ziploc bag to shape the garelu, take a ball sized dough, place over the ziplock sheet. Slightly pat the ball with wet fingers to make into round shape with your index finger make a hole in middle of the round.When the oil is hot, take the shaped dough and drop immediately in hot oil. After shaping the garelu, whip clean the ziplock sheet and precede the same with the rest of the dough.

Note: If the dough is loose: add a cooked/mashed potato or little rice flour. If the garelu are hard try a pinch of baking soda - but the soda will soak lots of oil.