Puli Bongaralu
Equipment
- Pan
- Bowl
- Blender
- Food processor
- Frying Pan
- Skillet
- Kadhai
- Heavy-based Pan
- Slotted spoon
- Kitchen Paper
- Airtight Container
Ingredients
- 300 g Rice flour (2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon Chana dal rinsed and drained
- 200 g Urad dal (1 cup), rinsed and drained
- 2 Curry leaves
- 2 Onions finely sliced
- 2 Green chilies de-seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon Ginger chopped, fresh
- Vegetable oil for deep-frying
- Salt
For the tempering
- 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 2 Red chilies dried
- 1/2 teaspoon Urad dal rinsed and drained
- Asafoetida Pinch of
Instructions
- Put half of the rice flour into a pan and add 1 tablespoon water. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and mix with the remaining half of the rice flour. Set aside for 24 hours.
- Soak the urad dal in water for 4 hours. Soak the chana dal in another bowl of water for 1 hour.
- Drain most of the water from the urad dal, transfer to a blender or food processor, and process to make a fine paste.
- Transfer to a bowl, add the rice flour, curry leaves, onions, chilies, ginger, and season with salt. Mix together, then add the chana dal and mix well.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil for tempering in a small, heavy-based frying pan (skillet), add the mustard seeds, chilies, 1/2 teaspoon urad dal, asafoetida, and stir-fry for about 1 minute, or until dark brown.
- Remove from the heat and add to the rice flour mixture. Mix well, then shape the mixture into 5-cm / 2-inch rounds about 2 cm / 1/4 inch thick.
- Heat the oil for deep-frying in a kadhai or deep, heavy-based pan to 180’C / 350'F, or until a cube of bread browns in 30 seconds.
- Working in batches, deep-fry the rounds for about 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Allow to cool.
- This snack will keep for several days in an airtight container.
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Nutrition
Sodium: 329mgCalcium: 255mgVitamin C: 205mgVitamin A: 947IUSugar: 18gFiber: 60gPotassium: 858mgCalories: 2046kcalSaturated Fat: 13gFat: 22gProtein: 73gCarbohydrates: 387gIron: 19mg
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