Ganesha Chaturthi is around the corner. This year the grand celebration for the elephant headed God will be celebrated on 29 August 2014. Being the most famous Hindu God all over the world, Ganesha are my personal favourite idol. Well known as God of wisdom and obstacle remover, Ganesha always have a special place in my heart and life. I guessed i give importance for Ganesha Chaturthi more than grand celebration of Diwali. During Ganesha Chaturthi, in all hindu households cooking will take an important place.
As past years i'll be busy cooking a feast for my beloved Ganesha. This is the day in a year that i always look forward. Nothing beats the feeling of serving varieties of His favourite delicacies on His special day. I made pottukadalai vadai few months ago to offer as neiveidhyam. The crispy vadai turns out very well at first trial itself. I reserved 1/3 cup of gram dhal to add to the powdered dhal mixture. This gives the vadai the crispyness and a beautiful texture.With the right amount of spicyness, pottukadalai vadai indeed a great choice of neiveidhyam to try for this year's Ganesha Chaturthi.
Ingredients
2 1/3 cups pottukadalai/gram dhal
2 green chillies,chopped
1 tbsp cumin seeds
2 onions,chopped
3 springs curry leaves,chopped
1/3 cup chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying
Water for sprinkling
Methods
In a frying pan, dry roast 2 cups gram dhal for 3 minutes over a medium heat. Remove from flame and let it cool. Grind it to a coarse powder.
Transfer the powdered gram dhal into a large bowl and add chopped green chillies,onion,the remaining 1/3 cup gram dhal,cumin seeds,curry leaves,coriander leaves and salt. Mix well.
Sprinkle little water to make a thick dough
Heat oil in a frying pan/wok over a medium flame. Make small palm sized patties and gently drop the vadas in batches into the oil
Deep fry the vadas till both sides are golden approximately 4-5 minutes. Drain on a kitchen towel to remove excess oil
Serve hot with coconut chutney or as it own
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