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Masala Vada with Sri Lankan curry powder

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup red lentils soaked and pureed
  • 1 cup chickpeas / soybeans soaked well and pureed
  • 1 medium red onion or 4 to 5 shallots finely minced
  • 2 Green Chilies finely minced
  • 1 inch Ginger finely minced
  • 3 tablespoons Rice flour optional
  • Salt as per taste
  • 1 tablespoon roasted red curry powder
  • 1/2 tsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp Maldives fish Crushed
  • 1 tbsp crushed red chili flakes
  • 1 tsp crushed black pepper
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil / gingelly oil optional
  • 10 curry leaves

Method
 

  1. Soak Red lentils in water for an hour or until very soft. Drain and puree into a fine paste. Set it aside.
  2. Soak chickpea/ Soybeans for 24 hours changing water at least three times. Drain and puree into a chunky paste. (Alternatively, you could use chickpea dal as well. )
  3. Mix red lentil and chickpea/ soybean paste with finely minced onion, ginger garlic, green chili, red curry powder, black pepper, crushed red chili and Maldives fish.
  4. Add fish sauce and salt according to taste.
  5. mix in curry leaves. If you have gingelly oil mix that in with the batter as well.
  6. Shape it into oblong patties. Spray in olive oil
  7. Air fry at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.
  8. Enjoy with your favorite sauce or chutney