Appadalu / Pappu Chekkalu

Ingredients:

Rice flour (Biyyampindi) - 2 cups

Chana dal (Senagapappu) - 1/4 cup

Ginger - 1/2 inch piece

Green chillies - 4-5

Cumin seeds - 1 sp

Curry leaves - 2-3 leaflets

Salt -as per taste

Butter - 2-3 tbsp

Luke warm water - sufficient

Oil - to deep fry

Procedure:

1.Grind green chillies and ginger in to fine paste.
2.Soak chana dal for 15-20 minutes before preparing dough.
3.Take green chillies, ginger and grind them in to fine paste. 
4.Take a large mixing bowl, add rice flour, chana dal, ginger-greenchilly paste, salt, ajwain and finely chopped curry leaves.
5. Mix all the ingredients with butter and luke warm water to form a soft dough.
6. Set the dough aside for 10 min.
7. Make small balls out of dough and press them in to small disks and deepfry them in oil until they turn to golden brown.


TIP:Be sure that the dough is tight with sufficient consistency and do not add more water so that the dough becomes too loose.