Spring onions & Moong dal Vadi

     My dad loves Moongdal vadi or as we call badiyan. He gets this from a local shop and my mom reminisces how my great grand aunts used to prepare them at home all by themselves. "People are becoming lazy day by day and shopkeepers are making them even more" that's what she says.

Moongdal vadi

  While these vadis can be fried and eaten as you would eat papads but, my mom gives them a  unique taste by adding them to spring onions.

Spring onions are an excellent source of vitamin K and vitamin C, and a very good source of vitamin A too.

Spring onion & Moong dal vadi is a very easy recipe to try. We always have it with Cheela but you can also serve it with Chapathis too.

Ingredients:

1. Spring onions - 250gms
2. Moong dal vadi - 10 to 15 nos
3. Onion - 2nos (small)
4. Red Chili powder - 1tsp
5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Salt - to taste
7. Oil - 2 1/2tbsp

Method:

• Wash and chop spring onions finely. Rinse them well as they are store houses of dirt.
• Wash and chop onions very finely.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add moong dal vadi and fry till golden brown. Remove to a plate.
• To the same oil add chopped onion. Fry till red.
• Now add the chili powder, turmeric and salt. Give it a quick stir.
• Add the chopped spring onions. Cook till the water is absorbed completely.
• Add the fried vadis to this. Give a mix.
• Cover and cook for approximately 5 minutes.
• Serve hot.

Also try Gobi matar, Hyderabadi khatti dal, Drumstick besan curry, Tomato Chutney and Vegetable khorma from My Mom's Kitchen.

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Happy Cooking!!!