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Ingredients
- 270 g urad dal (see Tips)
- cold water, for soaking
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds
- ½ tsp black peppercorns
- 2 dried red chillies
- 1 tsp ginger paste (see Tips)
- ½ tsp garlic paste (see Tips)
- 50 g brown onion
- 12 fresh curry leaves
- 2 - 5 fresh long green chillies, trimmed and cut into halves
- 9 sprigs fresh coriander, leaves, stalks and roots (see Tips)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder (see Tips)
- 1000 g oil, for frying
- Nutrition
- per 1 portions
- Calories
- 252.5 kJ / 60.1 kcal
- Protein
- 2.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 6.9 g
- Fat
- 2.3 g
- Saturated Fat
- 0.3 g
- Fibre
- 3.7 g
- Sodium
- 108.6 mg
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