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This is what amma did when I went to India, I had this in my camera, I just downloaded it and thought of posting. In our family when ever amma visits anybody they ask her to make vada's and like some special occasions & festivals if she is invited then she has to do this...., that is her speciality. Everybody in the family love amma's masala vadas.
When I was in India, when ever I used to call her and tell her I am coming home with my kids in an hour and Lo!, within a few minutes I reach, she used bring these vadas in a plate..., just like in the photo, that's what she did when i went to see her, bless her, they were so tasty, yummy, spicy, crispy mmm.., I need some other words to describe...., my children loved it so much.
MASALA VADA
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of Chenna dal
- 5 to 6 green chillies
- 1/2' ginger
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1/2 bunch dill leaves
- salt as desired
- a pinch of asafoetida
METHOD
- Wash & soak chenna dal for an one or two hours
- Then grind it into a coarse paste in a mixer or grinding stone with ginger & green chillies
- wash & chop dill leaves finely,
- Once dal is grinded, mix it with salt, chopped dill leaves & curry leaves
- Add pinch of asafoetida or if it is in liquid form add a few drops
- Add a tbsp of hot oil
- add salt and mix well
- while grinding, use as less water as possible, as I have told you earlier, more water while grinding it will absorb more oil.
- Keep this mixture ready in a container.
- Take a wok for deep frying, pour oil and hold your hand on top of the wok and check if the oil is hot.
- Take a lemon size of the mixture, wet your palm with water and flatten it on your palm one by one and deep fry in the oil 4 to 5 at a time, depending on the wok you are using to fry them
- deep fry the first batch take out & then fry the second batch, take them out and fry the first batch again and take it out these will come out nice & crispy, follow the same method with the rest of the batter.
- Vadas are ready to serve with hot Tea or Coffee
PS: Options:
- If you want the vadas to be a little soft amma says add 1 or 2 tbsp of fresh coconut while grinding.
- You can use finely chopped 2 or 3 onions instead of dill leaves
- Or you can combine both dill leaves & onions
- You can use Dry red chillies instead of green chillies
- If you do not add dill leaves or onions it becomes a plain vada
