Dal vada
This recipe is a family favourite and a complete heart winner!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chana dal (bengal gram)
- 1/4 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas)
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 2 green chillies finely chopped optional
- 1/2 inch ginger finely chopped
- 7-8 curry leaves roughly choppedd
- 4-5 dried red chillies
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 pinch asafoetida
- salt to taste
- oil for frying
- water for soaking the dals
Instructions
- Wash the lentils very well and then soak them in water for two hours
- In a mixer, add the soaked lentils along with the red chilles and salt. Grind this to a coarse paste without using water
- To the ground lentils, add all the other ingredients and mix well
- Grease your palms with some cooking oil
- Now, take a lemon sized ball of the batter and flatten it between your palms to give it a patty-like shape
- Place a wok with the oil to heat. Once the oil heats, lower the flame to medium and fry the dal vadas or lentil fritters until they are golden brown
- These are best served hot along with tea. They taste delicious as it is, however you may also serve them with some tamarind chutney or ketchup
Notes
You could add a tablespoon of rice flour to the lentil batter, for binding, in case the fritters don't hold their shape