Menasina Sandige(Vade)

Ingredients:
12 cups Green Chillies
2 cups Black Gram seeds
5 cups Puffed Paddy Grains / Aralu / Hodalu
Salt to taste

Recipe:
Soak black gram seeds in water for about 3-4 hrs. Wash them in water for 2-3 times and grind them into smooth paste by adding little amount of water.

Remove the stem of each green chilly, wash them and keep them aside.

Grind the green chillies in a mixer by without adding any water as shown in the picture below.

Put ground green chillies, salt, ground black gram seeds paste in a vessel and mix well. Add puffed paddy grains and mix well.

Take one plastic sheet and put little amount of prepared batter as shown in the picture below.

Sun dry the Sandiges for about 5-6 days. Store them in an airtight container.

Fry this in oil and serve. It goes well with Rice and yogurt/curd/buttermilk. The above mentioned ingredients will serve around 80 Sandiges.