Makai-na-Puda(chilla)--Corn Pancakes

1 cup chana dal, soaked for a couple of hours, then ground very fine with minimum water in a mixie
1 cup coarsely ground fresh corn kernels(should be very tender)
Mix the two then add,
1/4 cup sooji
1/4 cup rice flour
1 tspn oil
2 tspns green chilli paste or to taste
1 tspn jeera
4 -5 tspns dahi
Some chopped hara dhania
Salt to taste

Mix all ingredients well and keep aside for atleast 1/2 hour. Before frying the pancakes check for consistencey--- it should be a thick but spreadable batter. Add water if needed.. Then mix in 1 med onion finely chopped. On a non-stick tawa put a few drops of oil and spread batter to make a 3" pancake ,1/4" thick. Cover and cook on slow heat. Sprinkle a few drops of oil on the pancake, , turnover and cook till golden brown on both sides.
Serve hot with green chutney/tomato sauce,
As a variation a vareity of vegs. ,preboiled, may be added to the batter, e.g. peas, carrots, cabbage, cauliflower all finely chopped. Tomatoes, capsicums should not be preboiled. Either one or mixed vegs. can be added
Another suggested flavour----omit jeera& onion, and add ajwain & finely chopped garlic.
In another variation,, if the batter is kept thick as for vadas. it can be deep fried as pakodas.