Pesara Punukulu - Moong Dal Fritters

Ingredients:
1 cup pesalu, green moong dal (soaked in water for 5-6 hrs)
1 onion finely chopped (optional)
3-4 green chillis (adjust according to your spice level)
1″ ginger
2 flakes garlic, crushed (optional)
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 small bunch coriander leaves finely chopped
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

1 Grind the soaked and drained moong dal, green chillis, ginger and salt to a paste. There is no need to add water while grinding. Remove onto a dish and add the chopped onions, coriander leaves, cumin seeds and mix well.

2 Heat oil in a deep frying vessel. Once its piping hot, reduce flame to medium and drop a little mixture (about a tbsp) and fry the fritters to a golden brown color. Deep fry a batch of 8-10 punukulu depending on the size of the vessel.

3 Serve hot over a cup of masala chai.