Moongdal Vadas

Ingredients
2 cups green moong dal
soaked for 2 hours in water.
1 cucumber
1 onion
1 carrot
4" pieces white pumpkin or squash
1 capsicum
1/2 cup cabbage, broken in big pieces
3-4 green chillies
1" piece ginger grated (optional)
shallow fry for pancakes

Method
Grind drained dal fine, either in a stone grinder or mixie.
Use minimal water.
Chop all veggies into chunks.
Mix and chop fine in a vegetable chopper
Chop green chillies very fine.
Mix all ingredients into dal, except oil to fry.
Beat with hand to blend well.
To make vadas:
Heat oil in a frying pan. When hot, reduce heat, add small dumplings of mixture. Fry to a
light golden brown, drain on kitchen paper towel to absorb excess oil.
Serve hot with green and tamarind chutneys, or sauce.