Dal Vada Recipe
Dal vada/ Masala vada/ Ambode recipe
Masala vada recipe or chana dal vada recipe is a popular and delicious south Indian street food.These are also known as paruppu vadai as these are made of split bengal gram or chana dal. Masala Vada is basically lentil based deep fried snack. Soaked bengal gram is ground to rough paste with few spices and deep fried to get golden brown fritters. This crispy, spicy snack can be prepared as a tea time snack for your family. Here is how to make street style masala vada recipe with video.
Preparation time: 3-4 hours
Cook time: 20-25 mins
Fetches: 20 medium sized vadas
Ingredients for dal vada:
- 1 cup chana dal
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- 3-4 green chillies
- 2 dry red chilli
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
- Few curry leaves
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
Video recipe on YouTube:
Method to make Chana Dal vadas:
- Wash and Soak chana Dal in water for 3-4 hours
- Drain water and grind chana dal with garlic, fennel seeds and dry red chillies
- Grind it to a coarse paste
- Transfer the ground chana dal into a bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients like coriander leaves, onion, green chilli and curry leaves. Add salt as per taste.
- Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
- Heat oil in a deep bottom pan for frying. Make small portions of the mixture. Shape it into a ball and flatten it. Keep applying a little water or oil to your palm while doing so.
- Gently put the vadas into the oil and deep fry on both the sides. Fry it until it turns golden brown. Transfer these vadas onto a strainer to drain off excess oil.
- Crispy masala vadas are ready. Serve hot with coconut chutney or tomato ketchup.
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