Masala Vada Recipe

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Masala Vada Recipe

The two deep fried delicacy which we make for most of the festivals are ulundu vadai and paruppu vadai. I have posted the first one before itself. But somehow i forgot to post paruppu vadai recipe. No worries now, i am up with the recipe. It is so easy to make, you don't have the difficulty in shaping this vadai too, because it just needs to be flatten before frying.

About Masala Vada

Vada is a type of savoury fried snack that originated in South India. Vadas are variously known as fritters, cutlets, doughnuts, or dumplings. Other names for this dish include vadai, vade, and bada. Vadas are traditionally served with chutneys and sambar and are sometimes stuffed with vegetables.

In English, chana dal is also known as Bengal gram. As a result, Dal Vada is also known as Chana Dal Vada. Parippu Vada in Malayalam and Paruppu Vadai in Tamil are other names for it. Lentils are referred to as parippu or paruppu.

Parippu Vada is a type of lentil fritter made with chana dal and toor dal . After soaking for a few hours, the lentils are coarsely ground and combined with finely chopped onions, ginger, green chilies, and curry leaves. This is then shaped into patties and fried.

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You don't need too much ingredients to make this too. Just some fresh stuff and you are ready to go. There are some variations in this vadai recipe, i will post that soon. We use that vadai to make rasam vadai. When talking about rasam vadai, my mom makes the tastiest, mouth melting rasam vadai, which we call as restaurant style rasam vadai or nise rasam vadai. I will post that too. 

Ingredients for South Indian Paruppu Vadai

Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu:

Given that chickpeas are legumes, they taste a lot like beans. Because they are starchy, most people compare their flavour to cannellini and pinto beans. They also have an earthy flavour with nutty undertones.

Sooji / Rava / Semolina :
Sooji, also known as semolina, has been a staple in Indian cuisine for centuries. Semolina, which is made from coarsely ground whole wheat, is widely used in South Indian cuisine. This coarsely ground grain is used in a variety of sweet and savoury dishes.

Green Chilli  :
The green chillies in cooked or raw form give a fiery hot flavor. To reduce the fiery hot flavor the seeds and inner membranes could be removed which is effective at reducing the heat of the pod.

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Masala Vada Recipe | Chana Dal Vada Recipe | Paruppu Vadai

Masala Vada Recipe with step by step pictures. Chana dal vada or paruppu vada is one of the easiest vada you could make and it taste amazing.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Soaking Time: 4 hours hours

Total Time: 4 hours hours 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 133kcal

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup Split Yellow Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu
• ▢ 1 tbsp Sooji (optional)
• ▢ ¼ cup Shallots chopped finely
• ▢ 4 Green Chilli chopped finely
• ▢ 2 sprig Curry leaves chopped
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ Oil for deep frying
• ▢ For grinding:
• ▢ 2 tsp Fennel seeds
• ▢ 6 cloves Garlic
• ▢ 2 inch Ginger

Instructions

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  Soak channa dal for 2 to 3 hours. Drain it. Add this to a blender and make into a coarse puree. Don't make it into a fine paste. You should have whole dal here and there.Take it in a bowl.
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  Grind ginger, garlic and fennel seeds to a rough paste without adding water. Add this to the same dal puree.
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  Add in sooji and salt and mix well.
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  Now add in onions, chilli and curry leaves in this and mix well.
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  Heat oil for deep frying.
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  Take a small portion out of this and flatten it.
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  Fry this in hot oil till golden brown.
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  Drain and Serve.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 27IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg

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