Nippattu

INGREDIENTS:

Plain flour 1 cup

Wheat flour 1 cup

Split peas powder (kadle / puttani) 1/4cup

Red chilli powder 1tblsp

Coriander finely chopped 1tblsp

Curry leaves 6 chopped

Sesame seeds 1tsp

Hing

Whole split peas (hurgadle, puttani) 1tblsp

oil or ghee 2tblsp

Salt to taste

Oil to deep fry

METHOD:

1)Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and add very little water to make a stiff dough.

2)Spread a clean greased thick plastic sheet. Take a small lime size of dough and shape into round.Place it on the plastic sheet and flatten into thin round vadas.

3)Carefully pick up and deep fry it in the hot oil till golden and crisp.

4)Cool and store in air tight container.