Kandha garelu

Ingredients:

• Kandha 1/2 kg (Yam in english)
• Basin (1/2 cup)
• Red chilli powder (1/2 tsp) or to taste
• Green chillis (5 - chopped finely)
• Onion (1 - chopped finely)
• Ginger - Garlic paste (1 tsp)
• Garam masala powder (1/2 tsp)
• Coriandar (2 tsps - finely chopped)
• Tumeric (1/4 tsp)
• Salt to taste
• Oil to try.

Method:

1. Grate Kandha finely by a normal grater.
2. Add 1/2 cup basin so that it can get the consistency to make balls in oval shape
3. Add finely chopped green chillis, Coriander or Onion. Note: Adding more chopped onions will make the dough watery. So add little by little and make sure the consistency is good for making balls.
4. Now add 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder, garam masala powder, tumeric, Ginger-Garlic paste & salt to taste.
5. Mix them well and make into oval/circular shape balls like vadas.
6. Take a kadai, a deep pan and fill it 1/2 with Refined oil.
7. Deep fry the prepared oval shaped stuff.

You can have this by itself directly or mix with hot rice and ghee and enjoy the yummy yummy Kandha garelu.

Variations: You can have it plain without adding ginger-garlic paste or onions or garam masala.

Instead of Kandha, you can green plantain or slit Onions to make Arati garelu or Pakodis.