India
Masala Vada Recipe
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Prep Time | 90 minutes |
Cook Time | 25 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1 cup chana dal
- Salt as needed
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 1-2 red chili
- ¾ tsp Jeera cumin seeds
- ¾ tsp saunf / fennel seeds fennel seeds
- 1 medium onion chopped
- Handful of mint & curry leaves
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste equal proportion
- 1-2 green chilies chopped
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- Oil for deep frying
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Instructions
- Soak washed chana dal in good amount of water for 1½ hours. Drain completely to a colander.
- Powder cinnamon, red chili, jeera and saunf coarsely. Set this aside along with 2 tablespoon of dal.
- Pulse soaked dal, salt coarsely, transfer to a bowl. Add mint, curry leaves, onion, masala powder, green chilies, ginger garlic paste. Mix all well. The mixture must have a good binding to shape them to vadas.
- Heat oil in a deep pan. Make small balls and flatten them. Deep fry until golden on both sides.
- Blot on an absorbent paper.
- Serve hot with chutney or ketchup.