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