Mysoor lentil fritters

2 cups of split mysoor or masoor dal or yellow/orange lentil
1/2 cup cleaned shrimp chopped 
2 tbsp onion sliced finely
1 tbsp curry leaves chopped
1 to 1/2 tsp chillie flakes to preference
1/2 tsp salt
oil 2" high to fry

*Shrimp can be omitted if you want to make it vegetarian.

Wash and soak the lentils for about an hour or more. Grind the dal coarsely without any water, don't grind well because it would be hard to form the shape to fry. 
Add salt, chillie flakes, onion, curry leaves and shrimp to the ground dal and mix.  Make ball shapes or use a tbsp full of mixture to drop into the hot oil; it is optional to make a donut shape hole in the middle for these fritters.
Deep fry in hot oil (about 360F), the fritters should not brown too fast so keep the heat in medium high heat and fry until the fritters are golden brown.  Serve hot on its own or with hot sauce.  These savoury fritters would be perfect for brunch, snack or as a savoury treat for tea time.
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33 comments:

  1. Looks mouthwatering. Will surely make in near future.

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  2. Looks delectable... and beautiful clicks

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  3. I want this fritters...awesome :))

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  4. Soo crispy, Love to grab one..

    Happy diwali to you and to your family..

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  5. Your fritters look very tasty. I love the addition of shrimp.

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  6. Fritters look delicious...Perfect with hot cup of tea..

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  7. Yumm! Love it more with the addition of shrimp:)

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  8. Shrimp in fritters. Nice take and yummy vadas dear

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  9. Hmmmm, these flavours are right up my alley. I love fritters of any kind, but I have never added shrimp. So gonna try this. Thanks for the great idea. :)

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  10. I love to add shrimps in my fritters too,feel like munching some.

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  11. I have never cooked with Mysoor, I will have to try this out my mom would love it! Thank you!

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  12. Yum, these look fantastic...I LOVE fritters, and the flavors here look so yummy.

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  13. Hi Akheela, your fritters look delicious. Thanks you for sharing the recipe.

    Have a lovely week ahead.

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  14. These pakoras look amazing!

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  15. A perfect evening snack recipe. Looks yumm and delicious.

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  16. looks delish! Maybe we could follow each other on bloglovin' or GFC? Please leave me a comment or follow me and I will follow you=)

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  17. Oh, it reminded me of those beautiful days in India, and times spent eating such snacks under the heavy rain with hot karak tea. These fritters looks heavenly :)

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  18. oh this looks lovely. i'd like to have some please.

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  19. Mmm beautifully crisped! With a delicious curry dipping sauce, this is a lunch in and of itself!

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  20. One of my most loved fried snacks. Addition of prawn made it most flavorful...

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  21. Great blog! Would love for us to follow each other on bloglovin or GFC. Please leave me a comment or follow me and I will follow you =)

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  22. Love the look of these fritters - I need to give them a try

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