Chana Dal Vada ( Parippu Vada )

I am posting my first recipe. The weather is getting cold day by day. This weekend I was very much at home. I don’t like to cook in the weekends but the cold weather made me cook this simple recipe Chana Vada (Parippu Vada) for the evening snack. I learned this recipe from my brother-in-law who occasionally cooks mouthwatering dishes. Chana Vada can be made in different ways. Many add coconut to the Vada.

Recipe: For two

• ½ Red onion cut into small pieces
• 3 green chilies
• 1tsp Ginger
• 1/2tsp sweet cumin
• 2tsp Cilantro
• A little of Hing Powder

To Grind:

• 1 cup of Chana Dal (Soaked for 2hrs)
• 3 Red chilies
• Salt to taste
  

Grind the Chana Dal, Red Chilies with Salt in a blender or a food processor without adding water. Don’t grind them into a paste. Grind them coarsely. Remove the batter in a vessel. Finally add the ingredients (Red onions, green chilies, ginger, sweet cumin, cilantro and hing). Mix them together. Make a round shape with your hands running through the edges. Drop the vada into the oil. Deep fry them in hot oil until they are golden brown. The whole recipe will take about 20 minutes.

Serve with Coconut chutney or sambhar or tomato sauce.