Masala Vada – Paruppu Vadai

This masala vadas are mouth watering delicious snacks for all occassions.For a cup of tea with hot masala vadai no one never says “No”.Here is the simple recipe for delicious snack.

Ingredients 1 cup Bengal gram/Gram dal 1 tsp Fennel seeds 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste 2 Green chilies, chopped 1 twig Curry leaves 1 cup Onion , chopped 2 tsp Salt or to taste Oil for deep frying

Method Wash and soak dal for 3-4 hours. Keep 2 tbsp. dal aside for later use; grind the rest, coarsely without adding water. Mix all other ingredients(onions,green chilies,fennel seeds,ginger garlic paste,curry leaves), including whole dal. Heat oil, make pattie shaped rounds with moist palm. Let carefully into the hot oil. Fry first one side then the other till golden brown. Serve hot with green chutney, tamarind chutney, ketchup or hot tea.

Note Once it is turned to golden brown remove it from oil and keep it on tissue paper to remove the excess oil. Jazz it up with chopped spinnach and 1/2 tsp garam masala.