Masala Vada | Paruppu Vadai
Masala Vada (also known as paruppu vadai or dal vada) is a popular, crispy South Indian fritter made from soaked chana dal (Bengal gram). These deep fried snack are ground with onions, fennel seeds, and herbs, is a staple street food usually served as an evening snack with tea or coconut chutney.
Servings 15 medium vadas
Calories 50kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Split Bengal Gram / Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu / Senaga Pappu / 200 gms
- 1 cup Onion finely chopped
- 2 Green Chilli
- 2 Red Chilli
- 1 inch Ginger optional
- 3 Garlic cloves optional
- 2 tbsp Coriander leaves
- 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
- Salt to taste
- A sprig Curry leaves
- Cooking Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Soak the Dal: Take 1 cup chana dal, clean, wash for couple of times and soak for about 2 to 3 hours.
- Blend Coarsely: Reserve a handful of the soaked dal for later. Grind the rest coarsely with dry red chilies, green chilies and salt without adding water.
- Mixing the batter: Remove the coarsely ground batter to a mixing bowl, add finely chopped onions along with chopped coriander leaves, curry leaves, fennel seeds, garlic and ginger if adding and reserved whole dal.
- Making the patties: Wet your hands and palm with water, roll the batter into small balls, flatten them into thin patties on your palm or a sheet.
- Fry: Deep: Heat Cooking oil in a kadai, once hot, drop the patties carefully and fry in hot oil over a medium flame so the vadas cook evenly and become crispy on the outside.
- Once the vadas are golden in colour, drain them into a kitchen towel to remove excess oil. Each batch might approximately take about 5 to 7 mins.
- Serve with chutney of choice.
Nutrition
Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 61IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
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