urud dal – 2 cups, green chillis- 5 or 6, salt – 1/2 tsp, asafoetida – 1/4 tsp, coconut pieces – 4 tsp, whole black pepper – 1 tsp, rice flour – 1 tsp, oil for deep frying
Soak urud dal in water for 1 hour.Grind chillies , salt and asafoetida first. In that same jar, add the soaked urud dal and grind nicely into a tight paste.Never add excess water. It should be very tight. Then add rice flour, whole black peppers, coconut pieces, curry leaves and mix.Heat oil. When it boils, drop balls of this flour into the oil. Deep fry till it becomes golden brown uniformly on all sides.
Side dish, Sambar, Coconut chutney.