Baya Kyaw ~ Burmese Yellow Split Peas Fritters
Baya Kyaw are fritters made with yellow split peas. Vegan, gluten free fritters are crispy and flavorful.
Servings 32 fritters
Calories 23kcal
Equipment
- Food Processor
- Mixing Bowls
- Pan for deep frying
- Spoons to shape fritters
- Slotted Spoon
- Paper Towels to drain fritters
Ingredients
- 1 cup Yellow Split Peas approx. or 225 grams, soaked overnight or for 7-8 hours
- 1 Bird’s Eye Red Chili chopped or 2 green chilies
- 2 tablespoon Water for grinding the peas
- 1 medium Onion chopped about ½ – ⅔ cups chopped Onion
- Handful of fresh Coriander Leaves chopped about ¼ - ½ cup
- ¼ teaspoon Paprika adjust to taste. I used 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Wash and soak yellow split peas overnight or up to 7-8 hours.
- Transfer dal to a colander and drain water. Take ½ of the peas in a food processor and coarsely pulse it. Transfer to a bowl and keep aside.
- Take the remaining peas in the processor bowl, add chopped chilies and process until smooth. Add some water if required. I added 2 tablespoon of water.
- Transfer ground paste to the bowl of coarsely pulsed peas, add onion, cilantro, salt, chili powder/paprika, coriander leaves and mix everything together.
- Heat oil in a pan to deep fry fritters.
- Using a teaspoon scoop out some mixture. Using another teaspoon shape the mixture to an oval shape.
- Drop in hot oil and fry for 2-4 minutes on medium flame until golden brown. Depending on the size of the pan, 6-8 fritters at a time. Do not over crowd.
- Remove from oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Serve warm with coriander chutney or sour chili tamarind dip.
Notes
- Substitutes -Replace yellow split peas with chana dal. I replace bird's eye chili with green chili
- Make ahead - Fritters freeze very well. Fry fritters until just golden. Let them cool completely before freezing, When ready to serve, defrost and grill for 2-4 minutes on side before serving. I have not tried this but it might work.
- Variation - For a variation use moong dal instead of split peas or follow moong dal garelu recipe with split peas. You can also follow masala vada recipe using just yellow split peas.
- Nutrition - Values in the label are approximate for 1 fritter.
Nutrition
Calories: 23kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 78mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg