Masala vada l Chana dal vada

Name: Masala vada l Chana dal vada
Total time: 9600 s
Yield: 5people(3vada)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup chana dal/ Bengal gram; 1 tbsp fennel seed/saunf; 2-3 green chilli chopped finely; 3-4 tbsp kothmir chopped; 6-7 curry leaves; Pinch hing; 1/2 inch ginger grated(optional); 2 onion chopped finely; To taste salt; as needed Chutney / sauce

Chaya Haridoss @cook_25880315

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Masala vada - Masala vada is a popular South Indian tea time snack, made with chana dal, spices, onion & herbs. It is also a street food and most commonly served breakfast or evening snack with chutney. Masala means a mixture of spices & vada is a fried lentil snack.

Chaya Haridoss @cook_25880315

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Ingredients

2 hour 40 mins

5people(3vada)

1/2 cupchana dal/ Bengal gram
1 tbspfennel seed/saunf
2-3green chilli chopped finely
3-4 tbspkothmir chopped
6-7curry leaves
Pinchhing
1/2 inchginger grated(optional)
2onion chopped finely
To tastesalt
To serve with
as neededChutney / sauce

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Steps

2 hour 40 mins

1

Wash chana dal in water and soak it in water for 2 hours. Drain off and set aside. Make sure there is no water in the dal. Do not over soak.
2

Now take a mixer jar, add soaked dal, and run it several times to get a coarse mixture. Do not add water. If required only very little.
3

To the mixing bowl, add chana dal mixture, chopped onion, curry leaves, saunf, salt. Mix together all the ingredients to get a well binding mixture. To check, take small portion of dough and shape to vada. The mixture should hold shape well and not fall apart.
4

To shape Masala vada, take a small portion of mixture, make it to a ball. Place it on left palm, flatten it, then reverse it on fingers of right hand and drop in hot oil. On a medium flame, heat oil in a pan. Gently slide the vada one after the other. Do not disturb them after adding to oil until they become firm.
5

Later turn them to other side and fry unroll golden & crisp on both sides. Likewise fry all vadas in batches. Do not add lot of them one time. While trying.
6

Serve masala vada hot. With sauce or coconut chutney.