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Dalvada recipe | Gujarati dalvada recipe | how to make moongdal vada

Author Nehas Cook Book
3.67 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Soaking time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 35 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Gujarati, Indian
Servings 5

Ingredients
 

  • 2 cup green moong dal
  • 6-7 green chilli
  • 1 inch ginger
  • Salt to taste
  • Pinch of hing
  • 1 tbsp crushed black pepper
  • ½ cup coriander leaves
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • Wash and soak green moong dal for 4-5 hours.
  • Rub soaked dal slightly and remove soaked dal water and its follicles.
  • add dal into a mixer jar with green chili and ginger. Do not add any water and Grind the batter into a coarse paste.
  • Take out grinded mixer into a bowl and stir continuously in one direction. After a few minutes mixer is light, fluffy, and changes its color.
  • Then add salt, hing crushed black pepper, and coriander leaves. Mix well.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add vada into it. Fry the vada on medium flame till it becomes crispy and golden brown.
  • Serve hot dal vada with chutney, fried chilies, and onion slices.
  • For non-fried vada, place an appe pan on the gas. Add 1 tsp oil to each cavity.
  • Add the batter to the cavity and cook it on low-medium flame till it becomes crispy from both sides.
  • Serve non-fried dal vada with fried chilies and onion slices.

Notes

  • add slightly hot water to decrease the soaking time of dal.
  • Grind dal into a coarse mixture; do not grind into a smooth paste.
  • Stir batter in one direction so air particles incorporate into the batter.
  • Fry dal vada on medium flame.
  • Dalvada tastes great when it is served hot with fried green chili and onion slice.