Biscuit Ambado

Biscuit Ambado – A delicious deep fried snack in Konkan  cuisine (Mangalore region)  !!

Soaking time: 2 hours

Makes: 16 - 20

Ingredients

200 ml /  1 cup  urad dal (Indian standard measuring cup of 1 cup / 200 ml / 8 oz capacity

2 1/2 cup water ( for soaking )

2 green chillies. finely chopped

1 - inch piece ginger, finely chopped

1 tablespoon thin coconut bits (katli)

6 nos curry leaves , roughly chopped

1/2 teaspoon salt ( or to taste )

250 ml oil for frying

Method

Wash and soak urad dal for 2 hours. Drain out water completely.

Grind urad dal into a thick and smooth paste in a mixer in  2 batches. Add / sprinkle 2 tablespoons water during grinding. It should be a thick batter.

Transfer the vada batter into another flat bowl and mix it with chopped green chilli, ginger, curry leaves, coconut bits  and salt to taste (Finally add salt). Mix all the ingredients well with thick tablespoon until all the ingredients well combined  evenly with urad dal batter 

Heat oil in a kadai / frying pan. Reduce heat to medium  and wait for 1 minute. Do not fry on high heat. It will brown immediately.  Drop  teaspoons ( use  teaspoons which shape like ice cream scoop to get evenly round shape) of the ambado batter (8 ambados at a time ) and fry till puff /  golden color  on both the sides.

Drain and place on kitchen towel / paper towel to absorb excess oil. Please use 3 – 4 paper towel to absorb extra oil. Serve as an evening snack or with breakfast or serve with coconut chutney.