Medhu Pakoda

Ingredients:

Pottukadalai / Roasted gram flour  - 1 cup
Kadala Maav - 1/4 cup
Raw rice flour - 1/4 cup
Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Unsalted butter - 1 tbsp
Ginger paste - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 2-3 sprigs (roughly chop)
Coriander Leaves - Little (fine chop)
Cashews - 6 (roughly chop, optional)
Baking soda - a pinch
Fennwe seeds - 1/4 tsp or Fennel powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt, Oil - As reqd

Method:

• Blend the roasted gram to a fine powder and set aside.
• In a bowl add roasted gram flour, kadala maava and rice flour.
• Add in salt, chilly powder adnd fennel powder.
• Melt butter and add to this.
• Add in cashews, baking soda, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
• Mix well.
• Sprinkle water and gather the dough.
• If we make balls out of dough it should not fall off.
• So add water accordingly.
• Make balls out of it and set aside.
• Heat oil in pan and fry these balls.
• Serve hot with chutney or ketchup.