No Fry Black Gram Kale Fritters ( Urad-Kale Appe )

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No Fry Black Gram Kale Fritters ( Urad-Kale Appe )

Enjoy this fusion appetizer and wow your family and friends with a new non-fried avatar of urad dal-kale vade/ appe ! It is great protein packed finger food that is non fried and delectable at the same time ! Appe make great choice of school lunches too if you give them in warm thermos.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Appetizers

Cuisine: Fusion

Servings: cups

Calories: 113kcal

Author: Prajakta Sukhatme

Ingredients

1 cup urad dal black gram , washed and soaked for at least 4-5 hours
1 cup packed kale leaves

For Seasoning:

½ inch ginger and 1 Green Chili for grinding with dal
1 teaspoon red chili flakes more if you like spicy
2 tbsp. chopped Cilantro
2 tbsp. chopped onions
Juice of ½ Lemon/Lime
Himalayan pink salt as needed
¼ teaspoon baking soda optional * see note below

Instructions

Grind the soaked Urad Daal, Kale leaves, ginger and green chili to smooth paste.
You will need to add 1 cup of water while grinding. The mixture should be not be too thick and should come out of spoon easily. So adjust the water accordingly. Add all other seasoning ingredients and mix well.
Heat up Appe pan and add drops of oil in each cavity. Put spoonful of mixture in each cavity of the Appe pan, cover and cook on medium heat. Check to make sure they are golden brown on the bottom , carefully flip with the bbq stick, put little ghee/oil on other side and continue to cook til they are golden brown on the other side too.
Serve the appe warm with your favorite Chutney or sauce. Very versatile in use , you can serve it as appetizers -hors d’oeuvres . Great figure food your kids will love. You can pack in lunch in warm thermos. Pack the chutney or the sauce separately so the appe don’t turn soggy !

Notes

You can easily skip the baking soda if the daal is soaked for about 4-5 hours. Urad daal gets fluffier while grinding. However, if you are looking to make very spongy, fluffy appe, ¼ teaspoon baking soda will help. Mix it well just before putting the mixture into appe pan. I have made appe both ways adding and not adding baking soda and frankly, they both have been very good in texture.

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