Masal Vadai (Masala Vada)




Masal Vadai is a crispy fried South Indian | Tamil Nadu snack make with Chana Dal. It is perfect to serve in the evening as a tea time snack.

Ingredients
  • Chana Dal - 1 Cup
  • Whole Urad Dal - 1 Tbsp
  • Raw Rice - 1 Tbsp
  • Garlic - 6 cloves
  • Ginger - 1 inch piece Chopped
  • Green Chilli - 2
  • Fennel Seed - 1 tsp
  • Onion - 1 Small Finely Chopped
  • Curry Leaves - 1 Spring Finely Chopped
  • Salt - 1/2 tsp Adjust as needed
  • Oil - For Frying
Instructions

1.First wash and soak the Chana Dal, urad dal and raw rice in sufficient water
for about 5 hrs. 



2.Add Garlic, Ginger, Green Chilli, Fennel Seed to a mixie and grind it coarsely. Just a few pulses is enough.


3.Drain the water from the dals. Add 2 Tbsp of the dal to the mixing bowl and keep it aside. Add the remaining dal to the mixie and grind it to a very coarse paste. Transfer it to the mixing bowl. 





4.Add the salt, curry leaves, onion and mix nicely until combined into a dough.



5.Heat oil in a kadai. Take a small portion of the dough, roll it into a ball and flatten it using your palms.





6.Fry them in oil at medium heat until they are nicely golden brown. Drain the vadai on a paper napkin.




7.Enjoy hot with chutney.



Notes
- Drain the dal nicely before grinding. You should not add any water while grinding.

- Reserving 2 Tbsp of the dals before grinding is to give a nice texture to the vadai.

- Do not grind to fine paste. The ground paste should be coarse to give the vadai a nice texture.

- You can use Dry red chillis instead of Green Chilli.

- If you dont find raw rice, instead add rice flour to the ground dal paste.

- Fry at medium heat and in batches, so that the vadai gets a chance to cook through till the center.

- Optionally, you can add chopped cilantro along with the curry leaves.

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