AuthorSrinivas AcharyaChattambade/Masala vada is the spicy snack prepared using Channa dal & urad dal. This crunchy snack can be yours ideal evening tea time snack and can be eaten either with coconut chutney or tomato ketchup. Also this can be a side snack for your rasam rice/sambhar rice.
Add 1 cup of Channa dal and 1/4 cup of urad dal in a bowl.
Rinse the dal 2-3 times & soak it in water for 2-3 hours.
Drain off the water completely. Make sure that there shall not be any water left out.
Add 4-5 green chillies, 1 handful of pudina leaves, 2-3 twigs of curry leaves, ginger, hing, and salt in a bowl.
Transfer the above ingredients to a blender.
Grind it to a fine paste.
Now add the dal to the same blender and grind it only once for 8-10 seconds so that some grains are unbroken.
Transfer everything to a bowl. If you wish to add onions, you can add them here. We have not added onions.
Make a small lemon size balls.
Heat the oil in a pan.
Flatten the vada and drop it into the hot oil.
Deep fry the vadas until it turns golden and crispy.
Crispy masala vada/chattambade is ready to serve as a tea snack!!!
Ingredients
Directions
Add 1 cup of Channa dal and 1/4 cup of urad dal in a bowl.
Rinse the dal 2-3 times & soak it in water for 2-3 hours.
Drain off the water completely. Make sure that there shall not be any water left out.
Add 4-5 green chillies, 1 handful of pudina leaves, 2-3 twigs of curry leaves, ginger, hing, and salt in a bowl.
Transfer the above ingredients to a blender.
Grind it to a fine paste.
Now add the dal to the same blender and grind it only once for 8-10 seconds so that some grains are unbroken.
Transfer everything to a bowl. If you wish to add onions, you can add them here. We have not added onions.
Make a small lemon size balls.
Heat the oil in a pan.
Flatten the vada and drop it into the hot oil.
Deep fry the vadas until it turns golden and crispy.
Crispy masala vada/chattambade is ready to serve as a tea snack!!!
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