Parippu vada - traditional Kerala snacks

Name: Parippu vada - traditional Kerala snacks
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1.5 cup soaked Chana dal (split chicken peas); 7-8 garlic cloves; 3-4 whole dry red chilli; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 green chillies finely chopped; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 tsp ginger finely chopped; 12-15 curry leaves; 1 tsp salt or as per taste; Oil for frying

Uzma Syed @syed786

Allahabad

#CA2025
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Parippu Vada is a traditional evening snack of Kerala. It is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside made from lentils and very few spices.

Uzma Syed @syed786

Allahabad

#CA2025
#snacks
Parippu Vada is a traditional evening snack of Kerala. It is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside made from lentils and very few spices.

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Ingredients

12-15 minutes

3-4 servings

1.5 cupsoaked Chana dal (split chicken peas)
7-8garlic cloves
3-4whole dry red chilli
1 tspcumin seeds
2green chillies finely chopped
1onion finely chopped
1 tspginger finely chopped
12-15curry leaves
1 tspsalt or as per taste
Oil for frying

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Steps

12-15 minutes

1

Wash and soaked Chana dal for 4-5 hours. After that remove the water and add thr dal into grinding jar, add garlic, red chilli and cumin seeds. Grind coarsely and transfer it in a mixing bowl.
2

Add chopped onion,green chillies, ginger and curry leaves, add salt and mix well. Take a lemon-sized portion of the mixture and flatten it between your palms. place them into medium hot oil.
3

Fry all vada on medium to high flame till golden brown. garnish with some fry curry leaves and green chillies. Serve hot.

Tips

Don't add water while grinding otherwise the mixture become sticky and it is difficult to making vada.

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Uzma Syed @syed786

on September 07, 2025 03:11

Allahabad

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