Ingredients

• 1/2 kg- black gram (urad dal) dal
• 1 bunch- amarantha leaves
• 1 cup, minced- onion
• 3 to 4- green chilies, minced
• salt to taste

How to Make Keerai Vadai

• Wash and soak dal in water for 1 hour.
• Chop the greens finely.
• Drain the dal from water and grind to a fine paste with salt, adding minimum amount of water. (the batter should be stiff)
• Add green chilies and greens to the batter.
• With moist hand, take a lump of batter and place on a piece of plastic sheet.
• Flatten to a disc and make a hole in the center with your fore finger.
• Slip it into hot oil. Add few more wadas to oil and fry till golden brown.
• Use all the batter thus. Serve hot with dal chutney.