Masala vada
MASALA VADA
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
- Clean ,wash ,rinse and soak the dal for 3 or 4 hrs .
- Drain off the excess water and keep in a colander / strainer for excess water to drain off. [ *** there should be no water ]
- 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 .
NOTES
- You can also add 2 tbsp of urad dal with chana dal.
- Takes time to cook as the dal is grinded coarsely .
- Shallots / sambar onion add more flavor than onion .
- The batter should not be very smooth or too coarse.
- Instead of rice flour u can add 1 tbsp of sooji for crispiness.
- Adjust chilly as per taste.
- If the batter is watery then add rice flour or besan .
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