Diwali Recipe- Welcome Your Guests With Masala Vada

Masala Vada is a popular snack made by frying coarsely ground chana dal along with spices, chilli, onions and coriander leaves. Masala Vada is relished with chutney and a perfect accompaniment for tea & coffee. Masala Vada Recipe is quiet easy to make than we think and worth the effort spent. Masala Vada is an all-time snack loved for its taste! Be cautious – it may make you addictive too! Masala Vada is called Dal Vada in English, Paruppu Vada in Tamil and Parippu Vada in Malayalam.

Ingredients

1/2 cup chana dal
1/3 cup onion finely chopped
2 tbsp coriander leaves
salt to taste
a pinch of hing
oil to deep fry

To Grind Together

1 tsp fennel seeds
4 pieces big fat cloves of garlic
4 pieces small red chillies
1/2 inch ginger

Method

- Take chana dal in a bowl.

- Wash and soak channa dal for 2 to 3 hrs. Keep covered and set aside.Then drain the water completely and keep aside.

- To a mixer jar add ginger, garlic red chillies and fennel seeds.

- Grind together the ingredients to a coarse paste like shown below.

- Then add half of channa dal.

- Grind to a coarse mixture make sure it should be thick, do not add water.Few dal as whole here and there should be there which gives crisp texture.

- Then transfer the mixture to a bowl. Grind the rest of chana dal to a coarse mixture. Mix this well first.

- Then add onion, coriander leaves, salt and hing. Mix well.

- Take a small portion shape them as a ball .

- Slightly flatten it between your palms. Vada shaped ready.

- Arrange them in a plate ready to deep fry.

- Heat oil in a kadai, check if oil is ready by adding a pinch if it rises immediately then oil is ready.Add few vadais in batches.

- Deep fry them till golden brown, turning over both sides.

- Drain it and serve Masala Vada hot.