Ingrediants:-
- Channa Dal - 2 cups
- Onion - 1 small
- Green chillies -2 (chopped finely)
- Dry red Chillies -5 or 6
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Cloves - 4
- Ginger - 1 medium piece
- Curry leaves -a springy red
- Hing - a pinch
- Oil
- Salt
Method:-
- Soak channa dal and dryred chillies in water for atleast 3 hrs .Drain it completely and keep aside.
- To the Soaked channa dal and dry red chillies add cuin,ginger,hing,curry leaves and cloves..
- Grind this channa dal in 2 batches .Grind one batch finely and another batch coarsely just few pulses..don't add water while grinding
- Now mix both the batches and add chopped onion ,g.chillies ,and few curry leaves (roughly chopped),salt and mix well.
- Make even size ball out of this channa dal mixture.
- Now heat oil in a pan for deep frying...once oil is hot flatten the balls and deep fry it.make sure to reduce the flame to medium once vadai is dropped into the oil..
- Deep fry it till the vadai becomes brown on both sides...
Note:-
- Make sure u drain the water from the channa dal completely before grinding it..
wow vada looks so wonderful and very inviting !! perfect texture !!
ReplyDeleteLovely and crispy looking vadas dear. Loved the look of them.
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masal vadai is my fav crunchy snack n side dish too...yours is little different n the vadas look so perfect,crispy n yummy..very tempting vadas...
ReplyDeletedelicious looking vada for snacks
ReplyDeleteLovely vadais...perfect tea time snack.
ReplyDeleteI love masal vadai very much. Ur vadais look so crispy and yummy. Nice clicks.
ReplyDeleteOh.. My favorite Paruppu Vadai.. YOu can also add chopped coriander leaves with Curry Leaves. Gives a nice taste.
ReplyDeleteCrispy & tempting!!! These are my fav vadas...
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vadais looking gud...i love that u have added cumin and asafoetida...will try this way next time
ReplyDeleteIs there any other snack to beat this vada perfect n i love it so much..
ReplyDeleteThese are addictive! usually I must have a few! Thanks for such lovely recipe!
ReplyDeleteCrispy vadais tempts me a lot, my fav tea time snack..
ReplyDeleteSuperb Vadas!! Made perfect,dear..always my fav..
ReplyDeleteVada looks crispy, crunchy, tasty, yummy and tempting.
ReplyDeleteCrispy and wonderful vadas..perfect tea time snack.
ReplyDeletelove this anytime..looks so delicious and perfect
ReplyDeleteசூப்பர் வடை! கொஞ்சம் முருங்கைக்கீரை (அ) பாலக்கீரை சேர்த்தா இன்னும் சூப்பரா இருக்கும்! :P :P
ReplyDeleteVadas look so crispy and inviting dear...
ReplyDeleteLove these crunchy munchy little cuties with a good cuppa. My comfort food!
ReplyDeleteWow, I haven't seen these for a while now. I remembered this lady who used to run an Indian vegetarian stall at the cafeteria in my university hostel area, and she sells these occasionally. I don't think I have ever tried it, but maybe I should:)
ReplyDeleteYours looked lovely, by the way...or else, how could it make me wished I had tried this?;)
wow vadas look crunchy and looks so inviting .... following u on google followers .......
ReplyDeletefabulously appetizing pictures Chitra - Vadais look SOOOO YUM!
ReplyDeleteits been ages i have had vadai make me crave for it now!
ReplyDeleteFirst look at the vadai n I was drooling. My all time fav .. You have done it perfectly.
ReplyDeleteFirst time in your blog and must say you have a fabulous collection of recipes.
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Looks so crispy feel like grabbing it
ReplyDeleteHai friends ,thank u all for these lovely comments...
ReplyDeleteLaxmi and mahi i'll try out ur versions too...htanks for sharing ur thoughts
OMG..you made parippu vada so perfectly dear....just like the one, I used to eat from the hotels back in Kerala...and I loved your first click, it actually made me drool...:)
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