Kunuku is a traditional fried snack made of rice and lentil. It’s made during the navaratri coz there are no onion and garlic. There is a custom of giving kunuku along with haldi kum kum like how sundal is being given.

Ingredients:
- Toor Dal [Pigeon Peas] (split,1 cup)
- Chana Dal [Chick Peas] (split, 1 tbs)
- Curry Leaves ( a few)
- Red Chili (Kashmiri, 5)
- Hing (a small piece)
- Coconut (1 cup)
- Rice (raw, 1 tbs)
- Salt (to taste)
- Oil (to fry)

Soak time: 2 hours
Cook time: 30 minutes
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Tiffin / Snack
Serves: 5
Method:
- Wash and soak toor, chana dal and rice for 2 hours.
- In a grinder bowl add the soaked ingredients, red chili, hing and grind.
- Grind to a coarse consistency.
- Add chopped curry leaves, coconut and salt and mix well.
- Take a portion of the batter and by using your thumb drop equal portion of the batter into the deep oil.
- Deep fry until golden and crisp.
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