Tapioca vadai recipe

INGREDIENTS:

1. Tapioca - 1/4 kilogram
2. Finely chopped onion - 1
3. Finely chopped green chili - 1
4. Finely chopped curry leaf - 5
5. Maida flour - 2 teaspoon (tsp.)
6. Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon (tsp.)
7. Chili powder - 1/2 teaspoon (tsp.)
8. Salt - as needed
9. Oil - to fry.

PREPARATION:

1. Skin and shred the tapioca and squeeze the all the liquid out of it.
2. Now add onion, green chili, curry leaf, maida flour, turmeric powder, chili powder and salt as needed to the shredded tapioca and mix well.
3. Now make small balls out of the tapioca mixture and flatten them.
4. Heat oil in a fryer or pan.
5. Deep fry the flattened balls in batches by making a hole in center to golden brown and serve hot. NOTE: for best result you should keep the oil heat close to 350 degree Fahrenheit

NOTES:

1. Trick is to remove as much liquid as possible from the tapioca.