Palak-Chana Vada.

Palak-Chana Vada is a variety snack item and can be easily prepared.

Ingredients:
Palak chopped(Spinach)                      : 1cup.
Chana/Chana Dal                                 : 1cup.
Rice flour                                             : 1/2cup.
Baking Soda                                        : a pinch.
Ginger paste                                         : 1spoon.
Onion (Chopped)                                 : 1/2cup.
Green chillies/Red chilly powder            : 1spoon.
Salt                                                       : 1spoon.
Oil                                                         : for deep frying.
Jeera(Cumin Seeds)                              : 1spoon.
Azhwain(Vaamu)                                   : 1/2spoon.
Corn flour                                              : 1spoon.
Curry leaves(Kadipatta)                         : 1/2cup.

Preparation:
Soak the Chana in water for 8 hours and drain out the water. Now blend the Chana into a rough paste. Cut the Palak into small pieces. Now take a bowl, add the Chana paste, Palak pieces, Rice flour, Onion pieces, Corn flour, Jeera, Azhwain,Curry leaves, Red Chilly powder, Baking soda & Salt. Mix them properly. Now heat a pan with the required amount of Oil used for deep frying. When the Oil gets heated, make a small balls from the dough mixture. Take a polythene cover, put the ball on the cover and slightly press with your fingers and after that put them into the pan for deep frying. Stir the Vada upside down and remove into a plate. Continue the process until the dough completes. Now the hot & spicy Palak-Chana Vada is ready to serve and eat.

Note: By adding Salt, the dough gets smooth & silky. Be careful start frying immediately after adding Salt. Add Besan(Gram flour) in that case.