Alasande Fritters
Fritters made from Black eyed Peas
Recipe by Mrs.Soujanya Hariprasad of Santa Clara, US
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.