Ingredients

• 1 cup - channa dal
• 3 - green chillies
• 2 sprigs - coriander leaves
• Some curry leaves
• Onions - 1 large
• Some dill/mint optional
• Oil for frying

How to Make Amvade

• Soak the channa dal for 2-3 hours. Drain the water, and grind the dal without water (or very little water) into a coarse paste.
• Chop the onion, coriander leaves, curry leaves, dill/mint and green chillies finely, and add to the ground dal.
• Add salt to taste. Mix well.
• Make small balls out of the mixture, flatten them slightly.
• Heat oil in a kadai. Deep fry the vadas till golden brown.
• Remove excess oil with paper towels.