Masala Vada

Masala vada is one of the famous South Indian recipes. Masala vada is prepared using channa dal or chick peas dal.I use to prepare this vada using the channel dal in the beginning of my cooking. After I went to vacation to Indian, my mother-in-law showed me how to use chickpeas dal. This tasted much much better than channa dal. So I started using split chickpeas dal. Masala vada is mainly available in the tea shops. People used to go there and get masala vada with a cup of tea and chat for longtime and pass their time. Channa dal is rich in protein, dietry fiber etc.

Ingredients:

• Chana dal - 1 cup
• Coriander leaves - A small bunch
• Curry leaves – 1string
• Onion- 1medium
• Green chilly – 2 medium
• Red chilly-2 medium
• Ginger-1 inch
• Salt – As needed
• Cinnamon-2
• Cloves -2
• Fennel (sombu) – ¼ tbsp
• Oil – as required

Method:

1. Soak Channa dal for 4 hours and then drain the water it and keep it side.
2. Take one handful of channa dal and keep it separately.In a mixer jar add cinnamon, cloves, red chili, fennel, ginger and grind it first , then add channa dal and blend it coarsely .
3. Cut onion, green chilly, curry leaves and coriander leaves into small pieces. 
4. Mix together the ground paste, soaked chana dal and all the other ingredientsand mix well.
5. Heat the oil in a kadai. Make into flat dumplings and deep fry in medium heat till golden color and crispy

Notes:First half fry the patties and take it out , then again fry it to get crispy masala vada(fry two times).