Recipe- Make Your Mornings Better With Paruppu Vada

Masala Vada (Paruppu Vadai) is a spicy and crunchy evening snack. It is easy and simple to make in 20 minutes apart from a soaking time.

Ingredients


2 cup CHANNA DAL
0.50 tbsp FENNEL SEED
1 no GREEN CHILIES
2 no DRY RED CHILIES
1 tsp GINGER GRATED
1 inch CINNAMON STICK
1 cup ONION CHOPPED
2 cups OIL (for deep frying)
0.25 tsp HING OR ASAFOETIDA
1 tsp SALT

Method

* Soak the channa dal in cold water for about 5 hours and drain the water completely.

* Grind fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, green chilies, red chilies, ginger to a coarse paste first.

* Add channa dal and grind it together with spices to a coarse paste (this step helps to blend and mix the spices with channa dal without staying as it is or getting stuck in between while grinding.

* In a medium bowl add grounded channa dal mixture, chopped onion, salt, hing (asafoetida) and mix well.

* Divide the batter into small portions and roll it into the ball shape. Press in between the palms and make a patty.

* Deep fry it in a medium flame until the color changes into golden brown.
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