Dalvada
About Dalvada
yum and a favorite south indian snack made with chana dal (bengal gram), onions and spices-herbs. these crispy and crunchy dal vadas are a popular south indian tea time snack which you are going to like.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Split Bengal Gram split bengal
- 1/3 cup Onion chopped
- 1/2 Ginger optional nch finely chopped
- 1 Green Chillies chopped or
- 1 sprig Curry
- 2 tbsp Coriander chopped
- 1/2 tsp Rock Salt or add as per taste
- Oil for deep frying
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Instructions
- rinse ½ cup chana dal for a couple of times in water
- soak the chana dal in 1 cup water for 2 hours.
- drain the soaked chana dal very well. there should be no water in the dal.
- then add the chana dal in a grinder jar.
- without adding any water, grind to a coarse mixture. some whole chana dal should be there in the mixture. i have not added any water, while grinding.
- if you add water, then it becomes difficult to shape the vadas. if you are not able to grind at all, then add 1 to 2 tablespoons water and then grind.
- now take the coarsely ground chana dal in a bowl
- add 1/3 cup chopped onion, 1 or 2 green chilies (chopped), 8 to 10 curry leaves (chopped) and 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves. you can also add 1/2 inch ginger (chopped).
- season with salt. mix very well. check the taste and add more salt if required.
- now make small or medium sized balls from the mixture
- flatten them and place them on a plate or tray. at times, i flatten them slightly thin as then, they becomes more crisp and crunchy.
- heat oil for deep frying in a kadai or pan.
- on a medium flame heat the oil. check the oil temperature by dropping a small portion of the batter in the oil.
- now carefully slid the prepared dal vadas in the hot oil.
- fry till the chana dal vadas become golden and crisp
- place the fried chana dal vadas on kitchen paper towels to get rid of extra oil.
- serve the chana dal vada hot with coconut chutney or tomato ketchup.
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This is so tempting! Thank you.
Looks so good! Can’t wait to try it.
Looks so good! Can’t wait to try it.
This looks divine! Can’t wait to make it.