18 March, 2018

BATANI BELE AMBODE/MATAR DAL/DRIED SPLIT PEAS AMBODE

Normally on the regular basis everyone makes ambode, a savory dish using split bengal gram only most of the times, but we can also make ambode using dried split peas/batani bele/matar dal, this also tastes equally good. So for this upcoming Ugadi festival (kannada new year day) you can prepare this savory dish. The method of making is as similar as bengal gram ambode. If not making it for the festival, I mean if you are making it on regular days, you can onion as well which makes it a masala ambode. The below mentioned quantity of ingredients yields 16 ambode of the shown size.

Ingredients :

Batani bele/matar dal/split dried peas – 1&1/2 cups
Whole red chillies – 10 nos., (5 byadigi (for color), 5 guntur (hot))
Hing – 1/8 tsp
Salt – 1 tsp

Others :

Rice flour – 2 tbsp
Curry leaves – 2 strings
Sabsige soppu/dill leaves – 1/2 cup
Ghee – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Oil – to deep fry

PROCEDURE :

Rinse and soak the batani bele/dal/peas in enough water, keep it covered for 2 to 3 hours

Then pass it through a strainer to drain all the water, add in chillies, salt and hing

Grind into coarse paste without adding water and transfer to a bowl
Now add in rice flour, ghee, curry leaves, finely chopped dill leaves, turmeric powder and combine everything well

Pinch a portion and flatten it between your palms ⇒ refer here , make it round or oval shaped (I have done in both the shapes) and deep fry in hot oil till light golden color