Black-eyed Bean Vadas

Ingredients (will yield 25-30 Vadas)

• 2 cups Dry Black-eyed Beans
• 2 tbsp of ginger - paste
• 2 tbsp of Besan flour
• 3 green chillies - paste
• 3 gloves of garlic – paste
• 2 red dry chillies – ground
• 2 tbsp of fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbsp of warm groundnut oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black peppercorns – coarse grind not powder.
• 1 tsp sugar

• oil for deep frying the Vadas

Method

• Soak the dry Black-eyed beans overnight

• Grind the soaked beans enough to form a nice texture but not a smooth paste.
• Add all the ingredients and mix well.
• Form small golf size balls of the mixture
• Deep fry till golden brown

Enjoy with chutney/yogurt of your choice

Black-eyed Bean Vadas