Carrot Balls(Carrot Kola)

PREP TIME: 15 mins

COOK TIME: 30 mins

SERVING SIZE : 15 balls

INGREDIENTS:

Grated carrot – 2

Grated coconut – 2 tablespoon

Finely chopped Onion – 1

Fennel seeds – 1 tablespoon

Maida flour – 1 cup

Roasted gram  ( Pottu kadalai in tamil)- 1 tablespoon

Chopped green chillies - 1

Salt – as needed

Oil for frying

 PROCEDURE:

1.       First add the roasted gram and fennel seeds in your mixie or blender and grind it without adding water. Just make it  as a powder and keep it aside

        

         

2.       Now make ready with your ingredients . Heat oil in a kadai and add onions in it. Roast it until onions becomes golden brown

3.       Once it comes to the stage add the grated carrot and green chillies

4.       Roast it until the raw smell goes off ,add the grated coconut and salt. Roast it for 5 mins and keep it aside.

5.       Now take a bowl and add maida flour with a pinch of salt. Now add water little by little and make it as a bajji batter

6.       Now add the roasted gram powder to the roasted carrot and make it as small balls.

7.       Now dip the balls in the batter.

8.       Have  an  oil in kadai for deep frying. So you can add the dipped balls in oil and fry it on both the sides.

9.       And finally the carrot balls is ready. Have it in a paper towel and you can eat.

THINGS TO KNOW:

1.       Do wash your hands before cooking it.

2.       Do not use the already used oil

3.       If you add more roasted gram powder then the balls will be hard. do add it in  a correct amount and the powder is just for the  grip of the balls.