This is a very easy recipe, to make and can be served as a snack or with iddlis or vegetarian dishes.If you are serving it as a snack ,you could serve it with coconut chutney,or any spicy chutneys of your choice.

You could use any type of greens of your choice .To name a few,spinach,spring onions,amarnath leaves(arai keerai),fenugreek leaves(methi or venthiya ),ponnaganni keerai

Those who don’t like greens will definitely love this crunchy snack.

For the recipe:(makes 12-15)

Ingredients

2 cups channa dal (bengal gram/kadala parippu)

1 tblsp.raw rice

1 cup cut greens

2-3 green chillies sliced

10 -15 small onions or shallots (if adding spring onions with the greens then you could opt out the onions)

6-7 dry red chillies

2-3 pips garlic crushed

1/2 inch piece ginger

1 tsp cummin seeds

1 tsp.jeera or saunf

1 tsp peppercorns

a pinch asafoetida

salt to taste

oil for frying

Soak the rice with the dal and the red chillies for 15-20 minutes.Wash and drain the water.

Grind to a coarse paste(no need to add water) with ginger,cummin seeds,peppercorns and jeera.(bold listed).

Add the rest of the ingredients and bind well to make tiny balls flattened.

Fry till golden brown on medium heat.

Serve hot .

Note :You could add finely chopped coconut /grated coconut before frying.