Masala Vada Recipe by Kumkum Chatterjee
Cooking Instructions 20 minutes 1 Wash and soak chana dal for 3 hours.Then strain the water completely. Add curry leaves, green chillies,ginger garlic paste,fennel and cumin seeds to a blender.Reserve 2 tablespoon of soaked chana dal and set aside.Now grind the remaining dal coarsely without water adding the herbs and spices.If needed few spoons of water may be drizzled while grinding. 2 Transfer the paste into a bowl.Add chopped green and red chillies,chopped onion,remaining soaked chana dal, cumin and fennel seeds,chopped coriander and few curry leaves, grated coconut and rice flour.Mix together all ingredients. Add salt to taste, baking powder and 1 tbsp hot oil and knead to a binding mixture. 3 Shape vadas by patting a lemon sized ball flat on a wet hand.Heat oil to a smoking point and carefully slide the vadas in hot oil.Deep fry on medium flame flipping once between till they turn golden and crispy.Serve them hot with aromatic curry leaf chutney,coconut or coriander chutney,or tomato chutney as a teatime evening snack or as a side with sambar and rice,lemon rice, curd rice,pulihora etc. 1 Wash and soak chana dal for 3 hours.Then strain the water completely. Add curry leaves, green chillies,ginger garlic paste,fennel and cumin seeds to a blender.Reserve 2 tablespoon of soaked chana dal and set aside.Now grind the remaining dal coarsely without water adding the herbs and spices.If needed few spoons of water may be drizzled while grinding. 1 Wash and soak chana dal for 3 hours.Then strain the water completely. Add curry leaves, green chillies,ginger garlic paste,fennel and cumin seeds to a blender.Reserve 2 tablespoon of soaked chana dal and set aside.Now grind the remaining dal coarsely without water adding the herbs and spices.If needed few spoons of water may be drizzled while grinding. 2 Transfer the paste into a bowl.Add chopped green and red chillies,chopped onion,remaining soaked chana dal, cumin and fennel seeds,chopped coriander and few curry leaves, grated coconut and rice flour.Mix together all ingredients. Add salt to taste, baking powder and 1 tbsp hot oil and knead to a binding mixture. 2 Transfer the paste into a bowl.Add chopped green and red chillies,chopped onion,remaining soaked chana dal, cumin and fennel seeds,chopped coriander and few curry leaves, grated coconut and rice flour.Mix together all ingredients. Add salt to taste, baking powder and 1 tbsp hot oil and knead to a binding mixture. 3 Shape vadas by patting a lemon sized ball flat on a wet hand.Heat oil to a smoking point and carefully slide the vadas in hot oil.Deep fry on medium flame flipping once between till they turn golden and crispy.Serve them hot with aromatic curry leaf chutney,coconut or coriander chutney,or tomato chutney as a teatime evening snack or as a side with sambar and rice,lemon rice, curd rice,pulihora etc. 3 Shape vadas by patting a lemon sized ball flat on a wet hand.Heat oil to a smoking point and carefully slide the vadas in hot oil.Deep fry on medium flame flipping once between till they turn golden and crispy.Serve them hot with aromatic curry leaf chutney,coconut or coriander chutney,or tomato chutney as a teatime evening snack or as a side with sambar and rice,lemon rice, curd rice,pulihora etc. More Recipes Grilled Pork Lemongrass Vermicelli | Bún Thịt Nướng Lemon Turmeric Chicken Salad Honey sriracha glazed salmon with quinoa salad Roasted Turbot Stuffed with Fresh Herbs and Lemon Crab Rangoon Stuffed Hawaiian Rolls Grilled Pork Lemongrass Vermicelli | Bún Thịt Nướng Lemon Turmeric Chicken Salad Honey sriracha glazed salmon with quinoa salad Roasted Turbot Stuffed with Fresh Herbs and Lemon Crab Rangoon Stuffed Hawaiian Rolls Crockpot Pizza Casserole Butter Chicken/ Garlic Naan Strawberry oatmeal Lee's Lemon-Garlic Chicken Marinade Batter Fried Chicken Crockpot Pizza Casserole Butter Chicken/ Garlic Naan Strawberry oatmeal Lee's Lemon-Garlic Chicken Marinade Batter Fried Chicken Butter Chicken/ Garlic Naan Canned Fruit Salad Cake 🌹🌹Mango Salsa with Crackers 😋🌹🌹 Cherry 🍒🍒🍒 juice 🥤 Curry Leaves or Karuveppilai Chutney Dad's Bean and Ham Stew Whole wheat pancakes No yeast cake doughnuts 😋 Chicken and Squash Guyanese Curry Easy Butter Chicken Butter Chicken/ Garlic Naan Canned Fruit Salad Cake 🌹🌹Mango Salsa with Crackers 😋🌹🌹 Cherry 🍒🍒🍒 juice 🥤 Curry Leaves or Karuveppilai Chutney Dad's Bean and Ham Stew Whole wheat pancakes No yeast cake doughnuts 😋 Chicken and Squash Guyanese Curry Easy Butter Chicken