Neikadalai/Fried Channa Dhal(Spilt Chickpeas)

This is one of my childhood favorite and used to buy this one from the local shop for my evening snack.
For the day 2 of Blogging Marathon#25 I made neikadalai,this is a very simple recipe and needs only few ingredients.Now off to the recipe.....................

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Channa dhal/split chickpeas/kadala paruppu/	11/2cups
Red chilly powder/milagi podi	1/4tsp
Turmeric powder	1/4tsp
Salt	1/2tsp
Oil	for frying
Curry leaves/karivepillai	1 sprig(optional)

Method

• Soak the dhal in the water for 4-5 hours,drain the water completely and spread it on a towel for 10 minutes.
• Mix the red chilly powder,turmeric powder and salt,keep it aside.
• When it is damp enough fry it in the oil in a medium flame till it becomes crispy.
• Remove it from the oil and drain it on a paper towel.
• Sprinkle the red chilly powder and mix it well.
• Neikadalai is ready.

Enjoy..........................................

• The dhal needs to be soaked completely otherwise it won't fry properly in the oil.
• Instead of red chilly powder black pepper powder can aslo be used.
• If you are using curry leaves fry it in the oil in the end and add it.
• The amount chilly powder can be increased or decreased according to personal preference.

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