Onion Pakoda

Ingredients:
Onion -2, Besan -2 cups, Rice Flour -1tsp, Red Chilli powder -1 tbsp, Asafoetida-1/4tsp, Salt to taste, Oil to fry.

Method:
1. Cut the onion into thin and lengthwise.
2. Mix the Onion, Besan, Rice Flour, Red Chilli powder, Asafoetida and Salt.
3. Sprinkle water little by little and the mixture should be dry. Make sure all the ingredients should stick together.
4. Heat oil in a pan and put small amount of mixture and deep fry.
5. Serve with ketchup or green chutney.

Thattai

Ingredients:
Rice Flour - 1 cup, Channa Dal - 1 tbsp, Butter - 2 tbsp, Grated Coconut - 2 tsp, Curry Leaves - 2 to 3 chopped, Sesame seeds - 1/2 tbsp, Chilli powder - 1 tsp, Salt to taste, Oil for frying.

Method:
1. Soak Channa dal for two hours.
2. Mix all the ingredients with water and make it like a chappathi dough. Do not add oil.
3. Take a plastic sheet. Apply little oil and spread it.
4. Make a small ball with the dough, place it on the sheet and press the ball with fingers to flatten.
5. Slowly remove the flatten dough from the sheet to your palm.
6. Fry it in the medium hot oil.

Ulundhu Vadai / Medhu Vadai

Ingredients:
Urad Dal-1 cup, Red Onion -1 no, Ginger -a pinch, Green Chilly - 2, Curry Leaves - a few, Coriander leaves - a few, Salt to taste, Oil for frying.

Method:
1. Soak Urad Dal in water for one hour.
2. Drain Urad dal, add water little by little and grind it to a fine batter.
3. Add chopped onion, ginger, green chilly, curry leaves, coriander leaves and salt to the batter and mix well.
4. Heat oil for frying.
5. Take some dough and flatten them into a round with a hole in the middle.
6. Transfer dough into oil and fry until it turn to golden brown.
Serve with coconut chutney.

Omapodi (Plain Bhujia)

Ingredients:
Gram Flour(Besan) -2 cups, Rice Flour -1 cup, Omam(Ajwain)-1tbsp,Hing - a pinch, Melted butter -1tsp, Salt to taste, Oil for frying.

Method:
1. Powder the Omam.
2. Mix all the ingredients with water and make it like a chappathi or puri dough.
3. Heat oil in a pan with medium flame.
4. Add small portions of dough in the Omapoddi vessel and press it in the hot oil.

Mullu Murukku

Ingredients:
Rice Flour -2 cups, Urad Flour -1/2 cup, Hing- a pinch, Cumin seeds -1tsp, Butter-1/4 cup, Salt to taste, Oil for frying.

Method:
1. Fry Urad dhal in a pan until it changes to a light brown color.
2. Melt the butter, then add Rice Flour, Urad dhal and add the rest of the ingredients.
3. Mix it well and make it like a Chappathi dough.
4. Heat oil in a medium flame to fry.
5. Put the dough in the murukku presser.
6. Prepare the shape of the murukku in a paper towel and place it carefully in the oil.
7. Deep fry both the sides.

Paruppu Vadai

Ingredients:
Yellow Peas Split - 1 cup, Red Chilli - 2nos, Red Onion -1(Medium Size and cut it into small pieces), Ginger -1 inch piece chopped, Green Chilli -1 no, Curry Leaves- few chopped, Coriander Leaves- few chopped, Oil - For Frying, Salt to Taste.

Method:
1. Soak the yellow peas split dhal for 2 hours.
2. Grind the dhal coarsely with red chilli and salt. Just sprinkle a little bit of water.
3. Keep it in the refrigerator(not in the freezer) for 2 to 3 hours to make the vadai becomes crispy.
4. After that add chopped green chilli, onion, ginger, curry leaves, coriander leaves with the ground mixture.
5. Heat the oil. Take small portions of the dhal mixture and form into small patties. Drop in hot oil and fry on a medium heat until golden. Drain on a paper towel and serve.