Ambode
Ingredients
Channa dhal ( kadale bele)—2 cups
Green chillies—7 to 8 medium
Grated coconut—1/2 cup
Chopped coriander leaves ( kothambari soppu )—2 tablespoon
Curry leaves ( karibevu//kadipatta)—2 tablespoon
Ginger—small piece
Asafoetida ( hing)— 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Method
Wash and soak Kadale bele for 2 hours.
Drain the water completely .
Now take all the ingredients except oil in a mixy jar or food processor jar and grind it to coarse mixture
Remove it Into a bowl and mix everything together evenly.
Make small lemon size balls out of mixture,by greasing your hand with oil.
Heat the oil in a kadai ,on medium flame.
To check whether oil is hot enough,put a small piece of the mixture into oil,and if it comes up to the top ,then oil is ready for frying.
Now take the balls and flatten with your greased hand .
Put these in the oil ,and leave it for 3 to 4 minutes .
Now flip the ambodes over gently.
And also stir occasionally.
Once they become golden brown colour,remove and transfer to a colander on a paper napkin or towel and allow excess oil to soak up.
Fry them on medium heat.
Now ambode is ready to serve.