South Indian Chana Dal Pakoda (Vada)
South Indian Chana Dal Pakoda (Vada)

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, south indian chana dal pakoda (vada). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

South Indian Chana Dal Pakoda (Vada) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. South Indian Chana Dal Pakoda (Vada) is something that I have loved my entire life.

These chana dal pakora Are different from the South Indian dal vada in terms of taste and texture. The taste is different as no curry leaves are used here. The texture is different as the chana dal is ground finely unlike the batter made for vada.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook south indian chana dal pakoda (vada) using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make South Indian Chana Dal Pakoda (Vada):
  1. Take 2 cups Chana Dal
  2. Get 2 small Onions (Chopped)
  3. Make ready 6 Green Chillies (Chopped)
  4. Get 1 Sprig Curry Leaves (Chopped)
  5. Get 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  6. Get 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
  7. Prepare as per taste Salt
  8. Prepare As required Oil
  9. Prepare for Ground Coarsely:
  10. Make ready 3 Dried Red Chillies
  11. Get 1 Inch Cinnamon
  12. Make ready 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  13. Take 1 tsp Fennel Seeds

Chana Dal Vada: South Indian chana dal vada recipe is a crispy deep fried savory made from bengal gram. This crunchy and mildly spicy dumplings or Chana dal vada are one of my favorite vada recipe that I remember since childhood days. In Chennai you will find these vada being served by eating. Masala Vada, a crispy and savory deep fried fritter made from chana dal and spices, is a popular street food of South Indian cuisine.

Instructions to make South Indian Chana Dal Pakoda (Vada):
  1. Wash the chana dal nicely till the water runs clear. Soak it in water for about 2-3 hours. Drain and set aside.
  2. In a blender, add the dried red chillies, cinnamon, cumin seeds and fennel seeds and blend to a coarse powder and set aside.
  3. Set aside 2 tablespoons of soaked chana dal. Add the remaining chana dal to a blender and pulse to a coarse mixture.
  4. Add this mixture to a bowl. Add chopped green chillies and curry leaves. Add ginger garlic paste.
  5. Add the ground masala powder and the 2 tablespoons soaked chana dal that was set aside.
  6. Add the chopped onions, turmeric powder and salt.
  7. Mix together all the ingredients. The mixture should hold shape.
  8. Heat oil in a deep frying pan on medium flame. Make balls and flatten them on a foil.
  9. Slide each vada gently into the hot oil. Do not touch till they leave the bottom and rise up. Fry few at a time. Deep fry until golden and crisp on both sides.
  10. Remove on to a kitchen paper to absorb the extra oil.
  11. Serve hot with chutney or sauce of your choice.

It is also known as Paruppu Vadai in Tamilnadu. Besides chana dal, the other important ingredient in masala vada which plays a major role for its flavorful taste is onion. Soak the chana dal for one hour. Grind Channa Dal coarsely without adding water. Now transfer to a bowl and add chopped onions, green chillies or redchillie pd, ginger garlic paste, curry leaves ,coriander leaves,dill leaves.

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