Paruppu Vadai , Aama Vada

              Vadai is a important Appetizer in South Indian Lunch menu. It is also used as a tea time snack. Come lets try it.

Ingredients :

Soak : 1 Hour
Chana Dal - 1/2 Cup                                                  Time to prepare : 30 minutes
Toor Dal - 1/4 Cup
Raw Rice - 2 Tbsp                                                     Total Vadas : 10 Approx

Paruppu Vadai

To Grind with soaked Ingredients :
Ginger - 1''
Garlic - 4 pods
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Red Chilly - 1
Salt - 1 Tbsp

To Mix with Grinded Flour :

Onion - 1 cup chopped
Curry Leaf - Few
Cilantro - 1 cup chopped
Green Chilly - 2 chopped

Method :

        Soak the Channa dal, Toor dal and rice together for  minimum 1 hour. Wash it twice or thrice before grinding. Clean the ginger and garlic.

                                

Filter the water from the soaked dal and add it to the mixer. Add Salt, Ginger, Garlic, Fennel seeds and Red chilly to it. Add just 2 Tbsp water to grind if needed.Grind it to coarse paste. Dont grind it, too smooth or too coarse. Make sure you don't add to much water.

                               

Take a large bowl, add chopped onions, Curry leaf, Cilantro leaves and green chilly. Mix all the ingredients. Make it has small balls. Place the ball in your left palm and press slightly with your right palm. Just as in the picture below.

                               

Heat the oil beside that. Complete making all the flour before oil gets hot.

                               

Drop the flour balls one by one and fry until golden brown. It will take 5 minutes to get nice crispy vadas.

                               

Crunchy and Crispy vada's is ready. Have hot with Tea or Coffee.

Thank You. See you in next post.