09 | January | 2015 | Malar's Kitchen

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easy vada recipe, how to make masala vada, Indian Style tea time snack, Masala Vada, Paruppu Vadai, vada recipe

I always feel this is the easiest recipe of vada variety. It would never go wrong 😛 Any tea shops in Tamil Nadu, you can find masala vada at anytime. A great tea time snack. I can eat this even with yogurt rice 🙂 Lots of variation can be done with this. We can add spinach, veggies etc. This is the basic vada recipe.

Ingredients:

Channa Dal : 1 1/2 cup

Red Chili : 3

Fennel Seeds : 1 teaspoon

Onion : 1/2 of a large

Salt : 1 teaspoon

Curry Leaves : Few

Cilantro Leaves : Few

Ginger : 1 inch piece

Garlic : 4 to 5 pods

Asafoetida : 1 teaspoon

Oil : for deep frying

Method:

Soak channa dal in water for minimum 4 hours or overnight.
Then drain water and grind the dal with garlic, ginger, fennel seeds and red chili. Make it a coarse paste. Add very minimal water while grinding.
When you are ready to fry the vada’s, add salt, asafoetida, chopped cilantro leaves, chopped curry leaves with the batter and mix well.
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Make sure the oil is heated in medium flame.
To check if oil is ready, put a small drop of batter and it should come up immediately.
Now take a small ball of batter, flatten it between palms ,slide it in to the oil and deep fry it on both the sides.
When you slide the vada, make sure the first side cooks for at least 2 mins, then turn over to the next side. There are chances that the vada might break, if turned without cooking properly.
Drain in a paper towel and serve with a hot cup of chai 🙂