Chettinad Podalangai Vadai Recipe (Chettinad Style Snake Gourd Fritters)

Step 1: To begin making the Chettinad Podalangai Vadai (Chettinad Style Snake Gourd Fritters) recipe, wash and soak the channa and moong dals along with dried red chillies for 2 hours

Step 2: Now, coarsely grind the soaked dals and dried red chillies using a mixer grinder and keep aside

Step 3: Make sure you do not add any water, as the snake gourd will keep releasing water into the batter

Step 4: Add the chopped snake gourd's in a small bowl, sprinkle some salt over it and let is sit for 10 minutes

Step 5: This will help remove any excess water from the vegetable

Step 6: In the mean, heat a small tadka pan and dry roast the fennel seeds, cinnamon and cloves

Step 7: Grind this along with ginger to a fine paste in a mixer using little water and keep aside

Step 8: Take a big bowl, add the coarsely ground chana and moong dal mix, snake gourd with water completely squeezed out, ginger and spice paste, finely chopped green chillies, coriander and curry leaves

Step 9: Season with salt and mix well

Step 10: Heat enough oil for frying in a frying pan on medium heat, when the oil is well heated, make small vadai's and slowly drop it into the oil

Step 11: Let it cook on one side for 3 minutes and until it turns slightly golden brown

Step 12: Once the vadai's are cooked on one side, flip it over and let it cook on the other side for another 3 minutes

Step 13: Remove from oil and let it drain in a kitchen paper

Step 14: Serve this Chettinad Podalangai Vadai (Chettinad Style Snake Gourd Fritters) Recipe during Navratri or include it as a condiment while making a Chettinad themed elaborate weekend brunch