PERUGU GARELU

FOR GARELU/WADA:

Urad dal	1 cup
Jeera	1/2 tsp
Salt	to taste
Onions chopped	1/4th cup
Green chillies	2 chopped
Ginger chopped (optional)	1tbsp
Buttermilk	1/2cup
Milk	1/2cup
Oil	deep frying
Curd	3cups
Coriander leaves	1/4th cup chopped
Urad dal	1tsp
Mustards	1/2tsp
Cumin seeds	1/2tsp
Curry leaves	few

• Wash and soak urad dal for 2-4hrs.
• Drain the water and grind into paste. While grinding add cumin and salt and very less amount of water.
• Batter should be like tight consistency.
• To this add chopped onions, green chillies and chopped ginger, mix well.
• Now batter is ready for frying garelu. (keep aside)
• Mix buttermilk and milk together in a bowl and keep aside.
• Whisk the curd and add salt to taste and add 1/2cup of water.
• Heat 1tbsp of oil in a  skillet and give tempering(Urad dal, Cumin, Mustard's and curry leaves). Let it cool down for a while and pour in the curd, mix well. Keep aside.
• Heat oil for deep frying.
• Wet your fingers and plastic sheet with little water and take a small lemon size of batter into your hand and flatten on sheet like patties/donuts and make a hole in center and drop in the oil. In one batch, we can fry 3-4 garelu.
• Fry until light golden brown color on both the sides and pull out from oil and soak in the buttermilk and milk for 1min and transfer it to seasoned curd.
• Allow to soak for at least 30mins and garnish with coriander leaves.
• Ready to serve.