Kunukku

Ingredients

• • Bengal gram dal - ½ cup
• • Thuar dal - ½ cup
• • Urad dal - ¼ cup
• • Rice (raw) - ¼ cup
• • Salt - as required
• • Red chillies - 8
• • Coconut (grated) - ½ cup
• • Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• • Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1 tablespoon
• • Green chillies - 3
• • Oil (for frying) - as required
• • Asafoetida - ¼ teaspoon

Method

• 1. Soak rice and dal varieties together for 2 hours.
• 2. Put red chilly, salt, asafoetida in a mixie and run at low speed once and then add soaked dal. Grind to a coarse paste.
• 3. Add grated coconut, finely chopped green chilly, coriander leaves, curry leaves and mix well.
• 4. Heat oil in a deep pan.
• 5. Take small quantity from the mixture in right hand and put it in the hot oil, like small irregular shaped balls.
• 6. Fry until golden brown, and serve hot.