Simple appetizer. Black-Eyed Peas is also called as Cow Peas in English, Karamani in Tamil, Lobia in Hindi, Chavli in Marati & Alasande in Kannada.
Ingredients
vegetarian 4 servings
1 cup Alasande (Black-eye peas)
1 finely chopped Onion
1/2 cup chopped Spinach (Palak)
1/4 cup chopped Cilantro (coriander leaves)
4-5 finely chopped Green chillies
1 tsp finely chopped Ginger
2 tsp Red chilli powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder
Salt to taste.
Vegetable oil for frying.
Directions
Soak peas in 3 cups of water for 2 hours. Drain all the water and grind it to course paste.
Chop Spinach add it to the peas mixture.
Add all the other remaining ingredients and mix well.
Take a small amount of the mixture & flatten slightly on your palm. You can make any shape. Heat oil on Medium heat and fry them till golden brown on both sides.