Blackeyed Peas/Alasandalu Vada

Black-eyed peas or cow peas in English, also known as Alasandalu in Telugu, Karamani in Tamil, Lobia in Hindi, Chavli in Marathi and Alasande in Kannada. These peas are a good source of Calcium, Folate and Vitamin A apart from protein and fiber.It is very good to kids and, pregnant women also.Here is how i make it.

INGREDIENTS U NEED:

1.Split Blackeyed peas-2cup
2.Onion-1
3.Green chilli
4.Corriander leaves 
5.Curry leaves-2strings(Chopped)
6.Salt as needed
7.Oil for deep fry

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

• Soak the blackeyed peas in the water for 1hr and wash it while washing remove the skin and drain the.water completely.
• Now grind the peas with enough salt into coarse batter in a blender without adding water.
• Remove the batter to a vessel in that add chopped green chilli,onion,curry leaves and corriander leaves.
• Heat oil in a pan,once it gets hot,Take small amount of batter in the hands. Drop gently into hot oil like pakoda from the side of kadai.
• In batches, deep fry them in hot , turning them until they are golden-brown on both sides. Takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes, each batch.

GOES WELL WITH:

     Fried rice