Eraal vadai - Shrimp cutlets - எறால் வடை

Ingredients:
Small shrimp - 1/2 kilo
Onion - 3/4 finely chopped
Green chilies (small) - 8 chopped finely
Ginger - 2 cm length (grate them)
Curry leaves - 10 (chop finely)
Turmeric - 2 pinches
Pottu kadalai - 1/2 cup (Fried channa or chutney dal)
Sombu - 2 tea spoon
Salt
Oil for deep frying

Method:
Grind the shrimp coarsely. (Assuming you got the cleaned and de-veined shrimp)
Grind the pottu kadalai and sombu in dry grinder.
In a bowl, add minced shrimp, pottu kadalai, and sombu powder.
Add Onion, green chilies, ginger, curry leaves, salt and turmeric powder to the above mix.
After mixing them, it is ready for making vadai.
Take a small ball out of the mix and flatten it on a wax paper or on plantain leaf.
Keep the thickness low so that it will cook evenly inside.
Drop the vadai gently in the heating oil.
Run the flame in low heat. Even in medium heat vadai will get burnt on the outer edges. Do not drop lot of vadais in one batch. I know you are all smart. Still I would like to insist.
Remove from flame when golden brown.

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