Masala Vada

                Masala vada - a classic vada with a unique taste and texture. It's my Mom's favorite vada and is quite famous down the South India. You can find them on roadside kiosks abundantly. These are sold alongside alu bhajjis, mirchi bhajiyas and vadas. I have previously shared the recipe for  Rava vada do check it out.

              Speaking of the vadas they are crisp on the outside being soft from inside. The vadas are made from chana dal (split chickpeas) combined with Rava or sooji i.e. semolina and onions. Most of them also like to add greens such as curry leaves but we sticked only to coriander you can add curry leaves if you wish to in the batter. Another recipe using chana dal is Chana dal snack (my favorite) do try it!

              These Masala vadas were served yesterday for Iftar along with Fruit chaat (God willingly, my next post) and jamun or black plums that were brought from our farm at the factory.May be it's time to try a few recipes with them too but for now let's head on to the recipe for Masala Vada.

Ingredients:

1. Chana dal - 1 cup
2. Onion - 2 nos.
3. Rava - 2 tbsp
4. Coriander leaves - 1 bunch
5. Red chili powder - 1 tsp
6. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
7. Salt - to taste
8. Oil - for deep frying

Method:

• Clean and wash chana dal. Soak it for about 2 to 3 hours. Drain the water completely and keep aside.
• Grind the chana dal to a coarse paste. A few grains can be left whole or if you wish you can add some whole chana dal to the batter directly. These add to the crispiness.
• Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add chopped onions, rava, chopped coriander leaves, red chili powder and ginger garlic paste with some salt to taste.
• Combine all the ingredients well. There won't be any need to add water viceversa if your batter is too runny add some more rava.

• Make equally sized vadas out of the batter.

• Heat oil for deep frying.
• Add vadas slowly one by one. Fry in batches till golden brown on both sides.
• Serve hot.

You may also like to try Lobia salad, Kheema luqmi, Aloo matar tikki, Corn fritters and Pyaaz ki pakodi/onion fritters from My Mom's Kitchen!

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