Moong Dal / Pesaru Vada

This is another recipe that can be made as prasadam. 


Ingredients:

Peserlu / Whole Moong Dal- 1 cup
Cumin seeds/ jeera - 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 5 
Onions - 4 Tbsps
Ginger - 1/2 spoon finely chopped
Cilantro - accordingly
Salt - 1 tsp
Water - 2 cups
Oil - for deep frying


Method:

Soak Moong dal for 8 hours.Grind moong dal and green chillies with less than 1/4 cup of water to a think consistency. It has to be grinded until its 70% soft. It tastes good when its not completely soft and there are few moong dal in between.
Take it in a bowl. Add jeera, onions, cilantro, ginger and salt together and mix well.
Heat oil in a pan for deep frying. Make sure oil has reached the right temperature for deep frying. Flatten a lemon size batter either on your palm or on a Ziploc bag,  slowly slide the batter into the hot oil 
After dropping the in the pan it should float up on the top the oil is said to be the right temperature.
Now reduce the flame, and slowly drop few more in oil until the pan has space. keeping the flame on medium low. Turn it to a different side after its half cooked on one side.
Do not fry them on high as they change the color outside but remain uncooked inside.
Fry them till a golden shade, and remove them on to an absorbent paper.