Chana Dal vada

Name: Chana Dal vada
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup bengal gram dal (chana dal); 1/2 cup chopped onions; 1 tbsp chopped curry leaves; 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera); 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf); 2 red chilles; 1 inch ginger chopped; 2 green chilles chopped; 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves; as per taste Salt; as needed Oil for deep frying

Rupali Kolvekar @cook_12426173

Karwar (Karnataka)

#deepfried
#goldenapron

Rupali Kolvekar @cook_12426173

Karwar (Karnataka)

#deepfried
#goldenapron

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Ingredients

1/2 cupbengal gram dal (chana dal)
1/2 cupchopped onions
1 tbspchopped curry leaves
1 tspcumin seeds (jeera)
1 tspfennel seeds (saunf)
2red chilles
1 inchginger chopped
2green chilles chopped
2 tbspchopped coriander leaves
as per tasteSalt
as neededOil for deep frying

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Steps

1

Firstly wash chana dal and soak it atleast for 4 hrs in water or overnight
2

Next strain the soaked dal on strainer
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Now in a blender add this dal, ginger & red chilles and grind to a coarse paste (dont use any water while grinding)
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Now transfer this dal mixture in a mixing bowl and to this add cumin,fennel seeds, salt, onion, chopped curry leaves, coriander leaves,chopped green chilles
5

Mix all the ingredients well, mixture should not be very moist or dry,
6

Grease your palms with oil and divide mixture into 7-8 equal portions.take each portion of mixture, give it a round lemon shape and flatten it a little by pressing it in between your palms and give a pattie like shape.place all vadas in plate
7

Now heat oil in a deep frying pan over medium flame, when oil is medium hot, slide 2-3vadas in oil from the side of pan and deep fry them until golden brown and crispy.
8

Transfer them on paper napkin, now chana dal vadas are ready to serve, serve it with tomato ketchup or coconut chutney