Masala Vadai

Masala vadai is very famous snack item in South India.

It is easy n quick to prepare, crispy, tastes delicious and goes well with hot tea and south Indian meals.

Ingredients

 

Channa dal (kadalai paruppu)	1 cup
Oats	3 tbsp
Hing powder	1 tsp
Salt	as required
Black Pepper	2 tsp
Red chilli	6 (add more for more spiciness)
Cumin seeds (jeeragam)	2 tsp
Aniseeds (perunjeeragam)	2 tsp
Half of one big size onion	finely chopped
Coriander  and curry leaves	finely chopped
Oil	as required for deep frying

Steps:

-Soak channa dal for two hours.

-Strain the water.

-Take 2 tbsp of soaked whole channa dal and keep it aside.

-Load the remaining dal in mixer grinder.

-To that add red chilli, pepper, salt, hing powder, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp aniseeds  .

 

-Now grind but not to fine paste
-Take it in a bowl, to that add soaked whole channa dal, oats, onion, coriander n curry leaves, 1 tsp of cumin seeds and aniseed each .

 -Mix Well

-Heat oil in kadai for deep frying

-Make sure that oil is hot enough for frying , drop a pinch of mix, if it floats n fries immediately then oil is ready

-Take small quantity of mix in your palm, make a ball, flatten it lightly then gently drop it in oil

-Fry till golden brown and strain excess oil 

-Now delicious masala vadai is ready to serve.