Vankaya Pakodi

Ingredients:

Vankayalu (small, round): 2 pounds (Sliced into long strips)

Onion Pakodi: 2 cups

Oil: for deep frying

Onion: 1 small

Chillies: 4 chopped

Salt: to taste

For seasoning:

Oil: 2 tbsps

Mustard seeds: 1 tsp

cumin seeds: 1 tsp

Urad dhal: 1 tsp

Channa dhal: 1 tsp

Turmeric: 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves: 1 string

Garlic: 2 cloves chopped

Method:

Wash the vankayalu and dry them off with a clean cloth. Heat oil for deep frying in a pan. Once the oil is hot enough for frying cut the vankayalu into long strips and put them immediately into oil or before they turn brown.

Fry untill crisp, and remove from oil and put them on a paper towel to drain excess oil. Continue untill all the vankayalu are fried and keep them aside.

In another pan take 2 tbsps of oil and heat it for seasoning.

Once the oil is hot slowly add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dhal, channa dhal, curry leaves, garlic, and turmeric and let them pop.

Once they start popping add green chillies and chopped onions and fry untill the onions are golden brown.

Now add the fried vankayalu and adjust salt to taste. Mix well .

Now take the pakodi's and make them into small pieces. Add the pakodi's to the vankayalu and mix well.

Remove from heat.

This curry goes well rice.

Enjoy.