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DAL VADA

This is an easy dish to make and can be had as a festive delicacy or as a snack on a rainy day!! My mom used to make this quite often when we used to go to school. Its tasty and looks delicious. Here, I share my mom's recipe.

Ingredients:

Chana Dal                     1 cup

Moong Dal                    1/2 cup

Red chillies                     2-3

Green chillies                  6-7 (keep some aside, minced)

Ginger                            1/2 a piece

Onion                             1 small

Coconut                         a few pieces

Jeera                              1 tsp

Hing

Corriander

Oil

Salt

Method:

Flame : Medium

Time   :1/2 hour

You need to soak chana dal and moong dal for about 3-4 hours prior to the actual preparation. 

1. Grind chana dal, moong dal, red chilles, green chillies, ginger,salt, hing and coconut. (Try grinding with less water.)
2. Now, add the minced green chillies,onions,jeera and corriander and mix well.
3. Take a vessel and pour oil in it. Let is get heated.
4. Now, take a polythene sheet, slightly make is wet, take a small ball of the dough and flatten it with your  fingers and put them in the oil.(The impression of the fingers formed when you flatten the dough is desirable,look nice!)
5. Keep turning then until you see them turn into a golden brown color.
6. Once they are done, place them on a tissue paper.(To absorb any excess oil.)

And "vedi vedi vadalu ready!! :)"

NOTE:

1.  Keep some chana dal aside and grind the rest and add them later. Looks nice when they fry.
2. If you feel that the bater has become to soggy, you can add a little bit of besan or rice flour or you can simply  keep it in the oven for 2 min , this way it absorbs the water and makes it harder.
3. You can add curry leaves too. (I was running short of them! ;-))
4. Add salt and onions only when you are about to fry them. 

Vikrutti naama samvatsara Subhakanshalu to my near and dear ones!! :)