Kollu Vada / Horsegram Vada

Few weeks before, my mom sent me a bag of horse gram which had grown in our fields.

As an immediate effect of blogging, I collected notes of making different recipes using it. My grandma gave me a suggestion of preparing rasam, sundal, vadai and cutlet using it. I prepared all of them using it but I was able to click only this kollu vadai recipe.

The preparation is exactly the same like how we prepare paruppu vadai. If you are not aware of what is kollu, read here.

Even if You hate kollu, you like this crispy vada. It is an alternate way to make your kids to eat healthy food.

Basic Information:

Preparation time: 15 minutes + 2-3 hours

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Makes: 14-16 vadais

Ingredients:

Kollu / Horsegram –  1 cup

Onion – 1/4 cup, finely chopped

Cumin seeds – 1/4 teaspoon

Curry leaves – 2 strings

Coriander leaves – 1 string

Asafoetida – a pinch

Green chilli – 3 nos, finely chopped

Ginger – 1 inch, finely chopped

Salt – to taste

Oil – for deep frying

Method:

1) Soak kollu in 2 cups of water for 2-3 hours.

2) After 3 hours, drain the water completely with the help of colander.

3) Grind the kollu coarsely without adding water. Transfer the ground kollu to a bowl. cover and keep aside for 10 minutes. Meanwhile you can chop other ingredients like onion and green chilli.

4) After 10 minutes, add chopped onion, green chilli, ginger, curry leaves, coriander leaves, asafoetida, cumin seeds and salt to the ground kollu. Mix it well.

5) Heat oil in the pan.

6) Meanwhile, take a small lemon sized kollu from the bowl and slightly press it to form the patties. Use Ziploc or any clean polythene cover to do this  job easier.

7) Now, the oil would have come to the medium hot temperature. Check it and drop the patties one by one slowly into the oil.

8) Fry till both the sides turns crispy and slightly darker in colour. Flip in between using a ladle for proper frying of patties.

9) Once done, transfer to the plate covered with paper tissue to absorb the excess oil.

10) Serve hot with coconut chutney or any sauce.

Linking this event to the event, Priya’s Fast Food is NOT Fat Food event which is going on here.