Masala vada RECIPE/ CRISPY CHANA DAL VADA SOUTHINDIAN STYLE

MASALA VADA

crispy masala vada recipe

INGREDIENTS

  • Chana dal – 1 cup
  • Rice flour – 1 or 1 ½ tbsp
  • Very finely chopped onion -1 big
  • Finely chopped coriander leaves – ¼ cup or more
  • Finely chopped curry leaves – few
  • Fennel seeds / saunf – 1 or 1 ½ tsp
  • Red chilli – 2
  • Green chilli – 2
  • Garlic – 7
  • Ginger – 1 inch
  • Baking soda – a pinch [optional ]
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil to deep fry

PREPARATION

  1. Clean ,wash ,rinse and soak the dal for 3 or 4 hrs  .
  2. Drain off the excess water and keep in a colander / strainer for excess water to drain off. [ *** there should be no water ]
  3. Remove 2 tbsp of soaked dal and keep it separately .

METHOD

Take the ginger + garlic + red chilli + green chilli + fennels seeds+ in a mixie jar and grind it to a coarse paste without adding water .

Transfer this mixture to a mixing bowl.

Now take the soaked dal in the jar and grind it coarsely .[ don’t add water ]

Transfer it to the mixing bowl .

Now add the 2 tbsp of whole soaked chana dal and mix well .

Add rice flour + onion + coriander leaves + salt + baking soda and mix it well with clean hands.

Heat oil in a deep pan .

Wet your hands and take a small portion of the batter with your hands .[ lemon size ]

Roll it into a ball .

Flatten it between both your palms . [it should be thin at the edges and bulgy in the middle – it should not be very fat ]

Gently slide it into the hot oil .

Once you drop the vada in the oil ,lower the flame .

Cook on medium low flame by flipping on both sides till golden and crispy .

Remove on absorbent paper .

Serve hot with any coconut chutney / sauce .

Goes well as a side dish for rice + sambar / dal .

masala vada

NOTES

  1. You can also add 2 tbsp of urad dal with chana dal.
  2. Takes time to cook as the dal is grinded coarsely .
  3. Shallots / sambar onion add more flavor than onion .
  4. The batter should not be very smooth or too coarse.
  5. Instead of rice flour u can add 1 tbsp of sooji for crispiness.
  6. Adjust chilly as per taste.
  7. If the batter is watery then add rice flour or besan .
Crispy masala vada recipe

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