Masala vadai
Just to share with you………..
Paruppu Vadai /Aama vadai is basically a dish of Tamilnadu origin which is usually made during family feasts and is served as a starter. Most of the lunch menu for special occasions will include this Paruppu vada and Payasam.It is a fast and easy mouthwatering appetizer which can be made in minutes. Advantage of this recipe is that you need not search for much of ingredients in your pantry and fridge. the outer layer of Masala vada is very crispy . It can be eaten as teas time snack.
Paruppu vadai
Ingredients
- Channa dal – 1 cup
- Ani seeds/Sombu - 1 tsp
- ginger - very little
- green chillis -4
- Onion -1
- salt
- curry leaves
- Corriander leaves
- oil for frying
Preparation
- Soak channa dal in water for 2 hours.Drain and keep aside a fistful of drained channa dal (optional) and grind the rest of the channa dal with sombu/ani seeds coarsely.
- To this coarse mixture, add chopped onions, curry leaves, coriander leaves,chopped green chillies,finely chopped ginger and salt and mix well.
- Add the remaining channa dal (optional)and mix well. Make small lemon-sized balls and pat it lightly on your palm and slide into hot oil and deep fry until golden brown.
Tips
To Make Keerai Vadai/Greens vada
- You can add chooped spinach along with corase grinded dal. Or you can add Drumstick greens (Murunga keerai) -It will taste good.
To Make Valapoo vadai
- you can add cleaned and finely chopped banana flower. There is a spl method to cook Valpoo vada that we will see later.
Mixture of Dals
You Instead of channa dal/Kadalaparuppu you can mke Channa dal 1/2 and toor dal 1/2 cup.
