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Palakura Bobbarlu Vadalu - Spinach Black-eyed Peas Fritters

Palakura Bobbarlu Vada - Spinach Blackeyed Peas (Lobia) Fritters

I was craving something deep-fried last evening but stopped myself from preparing anything at that moment. So, I soaked some alasandalu (lobia/black-eyed peas/bobbarlu) this morning to make some fritters with our evening tea.

Absolutely crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy in the middle, these fritters have a wonderful mouth-feel and are an anytime treat when you crave for something warm and crispy. Works great as an appetizer, finger food or an evening snack to go with tea. Easy recipe and adaptable to many variations, I added chopped spinach to the coarsely ground lobia for added flavor and we enjoyed these green-speckled, deep-fried indulgence over a cup of masala chai.

Palakura Bobbarlu Vadalu Recipe

Prep & Cooking: 30 mts, soaking: 6-8 hours

Makes approx 30 vadas/fritters

Cuisine: Andhra

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Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup bobbarlu, soaked in water for 6-8 hrs and drained

1 cup chopped spinach/palakura

1 large finely chopped onion

3-4 green chillis finely chopped

2″ ginger finely minced

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 tbsps coriander leaves finely chopped

salt to taste

oil for deep frying

1 Grind the soaked and drained black eyed peas to a coarse paste adding about 1-2 tbsps of water. Add the chopped onions, chopped spinach, green chillis, ginger, coriander leaves, cumin seeds and salt and mix well.
2 Take some of this mixture to form a lemon sized ball. Flatten it on your palm to make a patti shape. Prepare patties with the rest of the mixture.
3 Heat oil for deep frying. Once its hot, reduce flame to medium and place these patties in the oil and fry them to a golden brown color.
4Serve hot with tomato sauce or any chutney of your choice.

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By sailu • Mar 4th, 2008 • Category: All Recipes, Andhra Recipes, Appetizers & Starters, Dals & Legumes, Greens-Leafy Vegetables, Savories, Snacks & Tiffins

22 Responses »

  1. Latha on March 4th, 2008 at 9:09 am:

    Sailu, absolutely delicious looking! Will try it soon - i was going to stay away from deep fried food and u have tempted me yet again! :-)

  2. Happy Cook on March 4th, 2008 at 9:45 am:

    I never knew you could make things like this with black eyed beans.
    I will try them once.
    Actually to be honest, i have few of your recipes in my try list box :-)

  3. Kalai on March 4th, 2008 at 9:58 am:

    So creative, Sailu! Love this idea. :)

  4. Kaykat on March 4th, 2008 at 10:16 am:

    These look delicious. I always make vadais with just channa dal or a mix of dals and lots of curry leaves, sometimes with onions. This looks like a great option, as long as I can try baking them :)

  5. shilpa on March 4th, 2008 at 10:19 am:

    This looks delicious Sailu. Never made vadas with black eyed beans, will have to try this sometime.

  6. mangala on March 4th, 2008 at 10:50 am:

    Very nice sailu..

  7. Cham on March 4th, 2008 at 11:46 am:

    Never tried with black eye beans, But i can feel right away it is so crispy that i really want to grab one right away from the screen.

  8. Namratha on March 4th, 2008 at 12:09 pm:

    Wow, what a lovely snack…would love it anytime of day!! Thanks for the interesting recipe :)

  9. Maninas on March 4th, 2008 at 12:28 pm:

    How lovely!!!

    Do you know which other beans might work?

    Thanks!

  10. sandhya on March 4th, 2008 at 1:06 pm:

    Looks delicious… these would make a perfect teatime snack…

  11. Cool Girl on March 4th, 2008 at 1:10 pm:

    WOW!!!!!
    These look scrumptious Sailu…This is a great recipe for parties…We can make Pulusu with the left over vadas and that tastes awesome too.

    Thanks
    ~CG

  12. vanamala on March 4th, 2008 at 2:13 pm:

    haha lovely vade !!!

  13. madhavi on March 4th, 2008 at 3:22 pm:

    Hi sailu… i am also a vizagitian.. and follow ur recipes regularly… Hey coming to vizag in april… can i meet u some time… can u give me your details… to ur mail id.. if u provide…U know mine.. please mail me back.

  14. Mythreyee on March 4th, 2008 at 5:24 pm:

    I haven’t tried adding spinach to this vada. Looks delicious.

  15. Jayasree on March 4th, 2008 at 11:05 pm:

    delicious, Crispy looking vadas. never tried with black eyed beans.

  16. Uma on March 5th, 2008 at 2:07 am:

    wow, the vadas are simply superb. Lovely pictures.

  17. mamta on March 5th, 2008 at 4:10 am:

    hi sailu,
    i dont know where was i all these days ,u have an awesome blog.and all the recipes are eyecatching,tempting.great photography..wil try ur recipes soon.
    wil surely try this new recipe of alsande kaalu as we call it.Can i add u in my blog.
    http://www.rainbow-sanu.blogspot.com

  18. saswati on March 5th, 2008 at 10:05 am:

    hi sailaja the vadas look delicious,am bookmarking it…never knew we cud make these with lobia..gr8 idea!

  19. kalva on March 5th, 2008 at 4:34 pm:

    Awesome Sailaja., love the vadas.. never added spinach… will try with spinach next time..

  20. musical on March 5th, 2008 at 9:37 pm:

    Look at these deep-fried thingies :). They look so appetizing, Sailu! Spinach and black-eyed peas is a very delightful combination!

  21. Suri on March 7th, 2008 at 7:10 am:

    I made these vadas, this is good. I have a suggestion, when I was making these I figured, we have to fry them for a certain period of time to cook the black eyed peas, instead next time I am going to boil them and add all the ingredients and make patties to fry. This way can reduce the frying time ‘cos it’s already cooked. :)

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