Masala Dal Vada (Parippu Vada)

These crisp, tasty vadas are an all time favourite of the south Indian, and goes very well with a hot cup of tea!

Masala Vada (Parippu vada)

Ingredients:

Channa dal (vadaparippu) : 3 cups
Onions : 2 big, chopped finely
Green chillies : 6, chopped finely
Salt : 2 ½ tsp, approximately
Curry leaves (kadipatta) : 3 sprigs, chopped finely

Soak the dal for around 2 hours. Drain it, and grind it very coarsely, if possible, without using any water.

Mix in the chopped onions, green chillies, curry leaves and salt to it. shape into lemon sized balls, and flatten with palms.

Deep fry them in hot oil until crisp and brown on the outside. Serve with coconut chutney if required.

For coconut chutney

Grind together finely,1 cup of freshly grated coconut along with 3-4 green chillies, and the required quantity of salt. you can use ¼ cup of water to grind the above ingredients. Remove on to a serving bowl.
In one tsp of oil, splutter ½ tsp of mustard seeds, ¼ tsp of chana dal, 1 dry chilly broken into two, and a few curry leaves. Mix it in the chutney. This is the basic recipe for the traditional South Indian Chutney. You may adjust it’s consistency according to your tastes by adding or reducing the water.