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chana dal vada recipe | masala vada | masala vadai | chana dal vada Indian snack is a crispy snack enjoyed by people of all ages. Learn how to make masala vadai.

To make chana dal vada, clean, wash and soak the chana dal in enough hot water for 2 hours. Drain well. Combine the soaked chana dal, dry red chillies, green chillies, cumin seeds and ¼ cup of water in a mixer and blend to a thick coarse paste. Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well using your hands. Divide the mixture into 18 equal portions and roll each portion into a round flat vada. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, deep-fry a few vadas at a time on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper. Serve immediately with coconut chutney.

The moment a South Indian buys a cup of tea, he would also buy a plate of chana dal vada to accompany it! That is how popular this tasty South Indian Chana Dal Vada is. And not without reason. With loads of onions, coriander, green chillies and spices, this vada is a real tongue tickler.

Not only that, the coarsely ground chana dal paste results in super crispy masala vadai that make you reach out for more... and more... The specks of whole chana dal in the vadas is truly enjoyable. While it needs no accompaniment, if you wish you can serve it with coconut chutney.

Making chana dal vada Indian snack needs a little bit of planning as the chana dal has to be soaked for 2 hours. But once the soaking is done, the snack will be ready for serving in 20 minutes. Bonda , Thattai, Medu vada and Urad Dal and Vegetable Appe also make delicious evening tea snacks or snacks for entertaining when served with coconut chutney.

Tips for chana dal vada. 1. Ensure to use Kashmiri red chillies – this is for colour and mild spice level. 2. While grinding, pulse the mixture for 5 seconds, pause and then grind again. Do not grind it continuously for too long, else the mixture might turn into a fine paste. 3. You can make the mixture and refrigerate it for 1 to 2 hours, but do not add salt as it might make the mixture slightly watery. Just before frying, add salt, mix and deep fry.

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Chana Dal Vada, Crispy Chana Dal Vada recipe - How to make Chana Dal Vada, Crispy Chana Dal Vada

For Chana Dal Vada
1 cup chana dal (split bengal gram)
2 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces
2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1/4 cup chopped coriander (dhania)
1/4 cup grated fresh coconut
salt to taste
oil for deep-frying

For Serving With Chana Dal Vada
coconut chutney

Method
For chana dal vada

To make chana dal vada, clean, wash and soak the chana dal in enough hot water for 2 hours. Drain well.
Combine the soaked chana dal, dry red chillies, green chillies, cumin seeds and ¼ cup of water in a mixer and blend to a thick coarse paste.
Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well using your hands.
Divide the mixture into 18 equal portions and roll each portion into a round flat vada.
Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, deep-fry a few vadas at a time on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
Serve the chana dal vada immediately with coconut chutney.

Nutrient values per vada

Energy	87 cal
Protein	2 g
Carbohydrates	6.1 g
Fiber	1.6 g
Fat	6.1 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Vitamin A	79.8 mcg
Vitamin B1	0 mg
Vitamin B2	0 mg
Vitamin B3	0.2 mg
Vitamin C	1 mg
Folic Acid	13.8 mcg
Calcium	7.6 mg
Iron	0.5 mg
Magnesium	0 mg
Phosphorus	0 mg
Sodium	7 mg
Potassium	71.1 mg
Zinc	0.2 mg

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What are Vadas? Think South Indian snack, and Vada is the first option that comes to mind. A crispy, golden outer layer slowly giving way to a soft and fluffy core, this deep-fried snack is a necessary part of any traditional South Indian breakfast spread, and also a much-loved accompaniment to evening tea or coffee. Being so tasty and popular it has gained its share of fame in India and abroad. Be it a local bakery or tea-shop, a restaurant in Manali, or an Indian wedding in Pittsburg, you can expect to find vadas served there!
There are different types of vadas, but the most famous one is made of urad batter. Many vadas require you to soak and grind the ingredients, although generally there is no fermentation required. The consistency of the batter will also vary. While the Urad Dal Vada requires a smooth batter, the Chana Dal Vada or famous Masala Vada requires a coarse grind. There are other quick options like the Rava Vada, which are made by just mixing the ingredients and deep-frying. Picking a particular vada batter as the base, you can improvise by adding veggies and greens to it. Popular additions are chopped onions, cabbage, amaranth and banana flower.

Other parts of India have their own Vada recipes too, such as the Sabudana Vada and Batata Vada of Maharashtra. The Batata Vada is used to make the all-time favourite Vada Pav, which practically needs no introduction to anybody. In Punjab and other parts of North India, you will find small lentil dumplings, similar to Urad Vada, being used to make chaats like the Dahi Bhalla or Bhalla Papdi.

For the Chana Dal Vada mixture

To prepare the mixture for chana dal vada, pick and clean 1 cup of chana dal.
Wash the dal in a bowl several times or under running water and transfer to a bowl.
Pour enough clean water and soak the chana dal for 2 hours. Do not over soak the chana dal or else the dal vadas won’t turn out crispy on frying.

After two hours, open the lid and drain well using a sieve.
Transfer the chana dal in a mixer jar.
Add kashmiri red chillies. We have removed the stem and roughly broken it into two pieces before adding.
For a spicy kick, add some green chillies.
Add cumin seeds.

Blend the chana dal to a thick coarse paste. If required, once in between you can scrape the sides of the mixer jar and grind the mixture again.
Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl.
Add all the remaining ingredients starting with finely chopped onions. If you are Jain, then you can skip adding them or simply substitute with cabbage.
Add ¼ cup grated fresh coconut and add salt to taste.. For an added flavour, you can also toss in some ginger, fennel seeds or leafy greens like spinach, dill or mint leaves.
Add freshly chopped coriander. Also, you can toss in some curry leaves.

Combine all the ingredients and mix well using your hands. Before you start making the chana dal vadai, you can taste the mixture and make the necessary changes in the flavour as per your desire.

For frying the chana dal vada

For making crisp chana dal vada, divide the dal vada mixture into 18 equal portions
Shape each portion into a round ball.
Flatten the ball between your palms to make a round flat vada and directly put it in the hot oil. You cannot shape the vadas and keep aside as it loses water which will make our vada difficult to fry and may also break off. The vada must be slightly thin because if you make thick vadas , they will turn chewy in the center and not taste as good.
Slide 3-4 chana dal vada carefully. The number of vada will depend upon the size of your kadhai and vadas. Also, before dropping the dalwada, check the temperature of the oil by dropping a small portion of the chana dal mixture. If it comes up quickly, the oil is too hot and this would brown the dal vada quickly and they would still be raw from inside. If it takes a lot of time, the oil is not hot enough and this would make the dal vada absorb a lot of oil.

Deep-fry them on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from one side.
With the help of a slotted spoon flip them and fry till they are golden brown and crisp on all sides.
Drain the chana dal vada on an absorbent paper
Similarly, fry all the parippu vada from the remaining mixture.
Serve the chana dal vada immediately with coconut chutney.