Name: Kara Vadai
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 2 cup Pattani Paruppu ( if you dont have this, we can use channa dal); 2 Onion (chopped); 2 Green chili (chopped); Curry and coriander leave (little); 2 Dry chili; 1 inch Ginger; 5 cloves garlic; 1 Cloves, cinnamon; 1/2 tsp Funnel seed; Oil (for frying); Salt (as per taste)

Kara vadai is a popular snack of Kanyakumari district and Trivandrum . A simple to make crispy evening snack. Its made with urial , raw rice and parboiled rice along with spices and herbs. Sometimes, we feel to bit something spice and crispy in the evening along with a hot tea / coffee. This would be so good when you serve hot. If the kara vadai cools down, then it will be little tough to consume. Also we need a dip like coconut chutney or green coconut chutney to consume this . Since it is made of all pulses it is a protein rich snack. The speciality of this Vada is it tastes so yummy with crispy crust outside and spongy and spicy stuff even without adding onions