PHULAURI

Ingredients

 * 2½ oz yellow split peas
 * 1 large onion, chopped
 * 5 gloves garlic, crushed
 * Salt to taste
 * ½ cayenne pepper (or other, without the seeds)
 * 1 teaspoon curmin seeds
 * Oil for deep - frying

Directions

 * 1) Soak the yellow split peas overnight
 * 2) Grind the peas with the onion, garlic, salt and cayenne pepper
 * 3) Also fry the cumin seeds in a skillet for approximately 1 minute; do not add oil or butter
 * 4) Place a lid on the skillet to prevent cumin seeds from jumping out of the skillet
 * 5) Then add the seeds to the grind peas and mix thoroughly
 * 6) Add more salt to taste if it is required
 * 7) Make marble - sized (a little bigger is possible) balls
 * 8) Heat oil and deep - fry the phulauri
 * 9) Serve warm with an additional sauce!