Recipe- Delicious Masala Vada

Masala means a mixture of spices. Vada is an Indian style fried savoury snack. Think of it as something similar to falafel. Other names for it is vadai, vade, wada and wadeh. There are various types and shapes of vada and the ingredients are also different. Some are made from lentils, others from potato and mixture of spinach leaves, among other spices and herbs.

Ingredients

1 cup yellow lentils (200 gr)
1 red onion , diced
1 red chili , chopped
½ cup chopped coriander leaves (15 gr)
¾ teaspoon salt , or to taste
1 tablespoon chili flakes
2 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon fennel seeds

Method

- Soak the lentils in water for 4 hours until soften and then drain the water.

- Put the lentils in a food processor and blend into a semi coarse mixture.

- Pour the mixture into a bowl together with the rest of the ingredients. Mix until well combined.

- Take some of the mixture and make it into a ball. Then flatten it into a disk.

- Place on a baking tray with a baking sheet. Repeat until you finish all the mixture.

- Heat a pan with abundance of oil on medium heat. Fry the disks in small batches until golden brown.

- Remove and place them on a kitchen paper to absorb the oil. Serve warm, enjoy!