Moong Dal Vadas made with Idlis

I have a big hand when it comes to cooking. So I always store leftovers! Sometimes I just reheat those and eat and sometimes when I am bored of eating those again either throw away (I know waste of food!) or just think of some crazy creations with those leftovers. But trust me, my family always show thumbs up for these yummy creations. 

After I made Idli Fritters with leftover idlis, I wanted to try a different recipe with them. So this variety vada has occurred to my mind. 

Ingredients: 1 cup Split Yellow Moong Dal (Pesara Pappu) 4 or 5 Idlis 5or 6 red Chilies A small piece of Ginger, skin removed and cut into pieces 1 small Onion, cut into tiny pieces ½ tsp Cumin Seeds A handful of Cilantro Rice Flour as needed Salt Oil to deep fry Preparation: Soak moong dal for 3 hrs and grind into a fine paste using little water along with red chilies, ginger and cumin seeds. Don’t make it too watery. Crush idlis coarsely with hand and add this to the moong dal batter and mix well. Add onions + cilantro and salt to the batter and mix well. If the batter turns too watery add some rice flour and mix well.  The batter should be thick so it would be easy to make round shapes for vadas. In a deep pan add oil and heat. Then take small portions of batter, shape into a circle and carefully drop into the hot oil. Fry till the vadas turn golden brown in color and take them away from oil and place on a paper towel to drain excess oil. Repeat the same process with remaining batter. Enjoy these crispy vadas with a cup of coffee/tea. Use any desired chutney as a dip for these vadas.  Yummy!!