Paruppu vada

Ingredients:

Vada paruppu or Channa dal/kadala paruppu- 250 gms
Onion - 2 big
green chillies - 4
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Curry leaves - few
Fennel/ sombu / perinjeerakam- 1 tsp
Salt - to taste

Method:

This is vada paruppu. Paruppu vada when made of vada paruppu becomes soft, crisp and tasty. If vada paruppu is not available we can make with Channa dal/kadala paruppu.

Soak vada paruppu for 3-4 hours. Drain vada paruppu completely and grind coarsely in a mixer. Not too smooth not very coarse too. Refer picture. some Paruppu can be whole.Don't add water.

Finely chop onions, curry leaves, ginger and Green chillies .Transfer the coarsely ground paruppu to a bowl. Mix the chopped ingredients well with the paruppu. Also add salt and Fennel seeds and mix well.

If you prefer more full paruppu, separate 1/2 cup paruppu before grinding and add it now when you mix onions etc etc...

Keep a bowl with water and wet both hands. Make equal sized balls first for uniform sized vadas. Heat oil in kadai meanwhile. Flatten it with you fingers as shown below. Make the sides thinner compared to the center.

Deep fry in hot oil until golden in color  flipping once in between. Always cook in medium flame to ensure even cooking and golden color  When you drop oil, heat should be high. Simmer after you drop all vadas and cook in medium flame until done. Drain in paper towel.

Paruppu vada is ready...:) with this measurement we can make 15 Paruppu vadas of this size.

Recipe Courtesy: Mrs. Chittu Valliappan

Kadukka (Mussels) Roast

Ingredients:

Mussels, kadukka (with shell),Kallumakkaya - 1/2 kg
Onion sliced-1
Tomato- 1 medium
Ginger-2 inch thick
Garlic- 8-10 pods
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Pepper powder- 1 tsp
chicken Masala Powder -1 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves- 4-5
salt-to taste
Oil-2 tbsp

 Method:

Clean  mussels with shell and keep for boiling by adding 1/2 cup of water. Mussels will leave  water so don't add much water. Once boiled mussels will open. Remove the water.
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Once its cool open the shells and take out the fleshy mussels out with the help of a shell. shells can be discarded.

 Remove the waste with the help of a knife. Collect all the cleaned mussels in a bowl.

Marinate mussels with turmeric powder, salt  and chilly powder for 15 minutes .In a pan add 2 tbsp of oil and add the marinated mussels to it and fry for 5 minutes.

  Add sliced onions and fry till it changes color. Add ginger- garlic paste and curry leaves and fry till golden brown. Add finely chopped tomato and cook till soft. Add chicken masala and fry till the masala is well coated and the mussels becomes slightly crispy.

And delicious kadukka (mussels) roast is ready to be served with rice or chappathi..........:)

Recipe Courtesy: Mrs.Prassana Sugathan (Amma)