Prawn Vada

Ingredients
Prawns(fresh/frozen) - 250 gm (do not buy precooked prawns)
Kadalaparippu(Channa dal) - 1 1/2 cups
Pottu kadalai(Dhalia) - 1/2 cup
Green chillies - 2 nos
Curry leaves - 7 - 10 leaves
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds(Perinjeerkam) - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 1/4 tsp
Ginger - 1" piece
Garlic pods - 2 nos
Onion(large) - 1 no (chopped finely)
Salt - As required
Oil - As required

Method of Preparation
First wash the prawns well and drain. Soak Dal and pottukadala in water for 30 mins before the making the dish. Mince the prawns in a mixer grinder little by little. (The prawns must not be minced too much. Just 1 or 2 pulse is enoughto grind their flesh.) Set it aside. Wash the mixer thouroughly and then grind together Channa dal and Pottukadala followed by green chillies, curry leaves, turmeric powder, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, ginger and garlic. Finely mix the minced prawns and and dal well. Finally add onion. Add salt and mix well. Heat oil in a kadai.
Pat the mix into little vadas in your hand and then deep fry them for 2 - 3 mins.

Serve hot with rice, fish curry and biryani too.