Deep Fried Chilli Balls

Ingredients

• 250g split yellow peas (dholl)
• 2 or 3 finely chopped green chillies
• 4 spring onions – finely sliced
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp whole cumin seeds (ground cumin will do if that’s all you have)
• 1 tsp baking powder (you can also use 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda if you suddenly realize that you don’t have any baking powder)
• Sunflower oil