Indian Dal rice flour patties

These south indian patties are a great little bread to eat with a curry, or even to top with baba ganoush for a tasty snack or light lunch.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup urad dal
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 1/4 cup rice flour (or gluten free flour)
• 2/3 cup desiccated coconut
• oil for frying
• salt

Directions

1. Place the urad dal in a frying pan and dry fry over a medium heat until the dal turns golden brown.
2. Transfer the dal to a grinder (blender) and grind to a fine powder. Place the powder into a large bowl and set aside
3. Finely chop the onion, and garlic. Add the onion, garlic and cumin powder to the dal powder in the bowl.
4. Add the rice (GF) flour and coconut to the bowl as well. Slowly stir in 2 cups of water, or just enough to give a thick batter
5. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a frying pan at a medium heat (induction 6). Spoon in a large spoon size amount of the batter into the pan, and spread it out to make a round about 10cm across. Cook until crisp and golden underneath (4-5 minutes). Turn over and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Remove from the pan and serve hot. Repeat for the rest of the batter.