This is another version of masal vadai with more onion. It is a popular snack in the tea stalls of Tamilnadu and Kerala.
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Ingredients:
Channa dhal / Bengal gram lentil - 3/4 cupRed onion - 3 (medium size)
salt - to taste
green chilies - 3 (chopped)
fresh ginger - 1 inch
curry leaves- 1 sprig
fennel seeds (peruncheeragam/ sombu)- 1/2 tbsp
dry red chillies - 3
cooking oil-250 ml. (for deep frying)
Method:
Soak the dhal for 1 hour in cold water.Grind dhal with red chillies, salt, ginger,fennel seeds to a coarse mixture without any water.
Chop the onion finely by hand (not in chopper, as it will yield more water to batter and a dark vadai).
In a mixing bowl add the dhal mixture, chopped onions, finely chopped green chilly and curry leaves. Mix well .
Heat oil in a frying pan. Wait till it is hot.
Take a lemon size ball of the mixture, slightly flatten in the palm of your hand and then carefully put the vadai in hot oil . Keep flame in medium heat.
Deep fry on both sides to a golden brown color to mild red color.
Remove the onion vadai , drain oil by placing over a paper towel .
Serving suggestions:
Makes 12 big size vengaya vadai.Serve hot with Coconut chutney.
Serve with tea or coffee.
Healthy version:
Add 2 tbsp oil to the batter and shape them into thin vadai.
Bake them at 350 deg C for 15 minutes , flip and bake for 5 minutes or till done.
Note:
This batter cannot be refrigerated after adding onion (otherwise the vadai will get dark while frying).
10 comments:
Omg, ur picture itself killing me, wat a yummy super crispy vadai,love it.
yummy... love it...
crispy!
Delicious and yummy looking crispy vadais.
Deepa
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so crispy and tempting vada !!
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superb vadas...absolutely yummy ones..
yummy looking
yummy... love it...regards susan
onion vadai is really a yummy snack for evenings. will try sometime for sure. I tried ur healthy idly podi and it was excellent. thanks a lot dear. I had posted in my blog. Do visit at ur free time :) Thanks a lot for the nice recipe/
Thank you friends.
Chitra: Thanks for trying my idly podi dear. I am excited! Do try this vada too. I made this vada and Semiya kesari as a return gift for my friends' Diwali snack tray:)
spicy n hot n yummy looking crispy vadais.
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