GARELU OR BLACK GRAM(urad dal -hindi or minapappu - telugu ) VADA :

Prep & cooking time -20 mts

Soaking -5 or 6 hr

Serves - .......

Storage -1 day

Cuisine: Andhra

Ingredients:

Blackgram(urad dal or minapappu) – 2 cups

Green chillies (pachi mirapakayalu) -3or 4(thinly sliced)

Onion - 2 (thinly sliced)

Ginger -small piece(thinly sliced)

Curry leaves (karivepaaku) -30

Coriander leaves (kothimeera) -finely chopped

Salt -salt to taste

Water -enough

How to make:

1.First soak blackram (urad dal) 5 or 6 hrs & wash 2or 3 times .Drain ,keep aside.Grind minapappu by adding enough or little water till urad dal(minapappu - telugu) become soft&soothy .Take in a vessel ,keep aside.

2.Combine ginger ,green chillies ,onion,curry leaves,coriander leaves ,salt to this grinded Black gram.

3.Heat oil in one pan , deep fry them till they are crisp and golden brown appears.

4.Garelu tastes well with tomato chutney as tiffin & Dal rice or pappu annam when eaten with garelu tastes good.