Bara Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup of yellow/ split peas

1/4 cup coriander leaves

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

8 cloves of crushed garlic

1/2 finely chopped onion

5-6 curry leaves

1-2 chillies

Pinch of asafoetida

2.5 cups of olive oil

Salt to taste

Methods:

Soak a cup of lentil overnight. The next day, wash lentil thoroughly and drain water. Blend lentil into smooth paste. Also, blend chillies, curry leaves, cumin seeds and garlic.

Once, lentil is blended, add onions, coriander leaves, salt and asafoetida. Mix all the ingredients.

In a heated frying pan, add oil. Keep a bowl of water aside. Apply water on your palms and make bara(s) patties. Add bara(s) into heated oil. Fry till golden brown.

Serve bara(s) warm/ cooled

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