Chana dalvada recipe | how to make masala vada | masala vadai
Ingredients
For dal vada
- 1 cup chana dal
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 2 dry red chilli
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 1 inch ginger
- 4 garlic cloves
- ¼ mint leaves
- Soaked chana dal
- 1 medium size chopped onion
- 8-10 chopped curry leaves
- ¼ cup coriander leaves
- 2 tbsp soaked chana dal
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- Oil for frying
For Chutney
- ½ cup mint leaves
- ¼ cup coconut
- 1 green chilli
- 1 tbsp roasted gram dal
- Salt to taste
- 3 tbsp water
- To temper chutney
- 1 tsp oil
- ¼ tsp mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp urad dal
- 4-5 curry leaves
Instructions
- Wash and soak 1 cup chana dal for 4-5 hours.
- Then remove soaked dal water with a strainer.
- Now in a mixture jar add cumin seeds, green saunf, dry red chilli, cinnamon, ginger, garlic and mint leaves. Then add soaked chana dal and grind it into a coarse mixture.
- Take out mixture into a bowl, add chopped onion, curry leaves, chopped coriander leaves, 2 tbsp chana dal, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well
- Grease your hand with oil and make a round or flat shape vada.
- Now heat oil in a pan, add vada and fry them on medium-low flame till they become crispy.
- Serve hot vada with chutney.
For chutney
- In a mixture jar, add mint leaves, coconut, green chilli, roasted chana dal, salt and some water. grind into a smooth paste.
- Now heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, soaked urad dal and curry leaves. add temper on chutney and mix well.
- Serve chutney with dal vada or masala vada.
Notes
- Do not add water while grinding dal.
- grind dal into a coarse mixture; do not grind into a smooth paste.
- If vada mixture is not properly bound then add some rice flour to bind the mixture.
- fry dal vada on medium flame.