Pesara Punukulu (Greengram Fritters)

Ingredients:
Pesalu (Green grams) - 1 cup
Onion (medium) - 1
Green chillies - 3
Ginger - one inch piece
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - one leaflet
Salt - as per taste
Oil - sufficient

Procedure:

1. Soak pesalu (green grams) overnight or at least 2-3 hours before you use.
2. Finely chop onion and keep aside.
3. Grind green grams with green chillies and ginger, until smooth batter is obtained.
4. Now add salt, cumin seeds, chopped curry leaves and mix well.
5. Take a large frying pan, add oil and heat it.
6. Now add the batter little by little as small fritters and deep fry them under low flame.
7. Drain the fritters when they turn to golden brown and enjoy with your favorite chutney.  

TIP: You can use Moong dal in place of green grams to prepare this fritters. Green gram fritters will be more crispy than moong dal fritters.