Punugalu

Tasty snack for rainy days. Small change from having chilly fritters all the time.

Ingredients:

Onion - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 3
jeera - 1/4 tbsp
Urad dal - 1/4 cup
Akki thari - 1/4 cup (Rice grounded like semolina)
Somf - 1/4 tsp (Optional)
Salt - as per taste

Tomato chutney:

Tomato - 1 medium
Garlic cloves - 3-4
Red chillies - 3
Curry leaves
Oil - 1 tbsp
Chana dal

Method:

1) Grind soaked urad dal  into thick paste with minimal water.
2) Add akki thari , somf, onion, jeera, green chillies, salt.
3) Add water if needed.
4) Make small balls and deep fry in oil

To make tomato chutney:

1) Fry chana dal, garlic, red chillies, curry leaves, tomato in a medium flame for sometime.
2) Once cooled grind this into chutney adding salt.

Punugalu taste good with tomato chutney.

Note:

1) I have used tomato ketchup, as i ran short of tomatoes :-)