Ingredients

• Chana dal – 250g
• Green chillies – 3
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Ginger – 1
• Garlic cloves – 5 to 6
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder – 1/2
• Curry leaves – Few
• Coriander leaves – Few
• Salt – Required
• Oil – Required

How to Prepare

Total Preparation Time: 20-30 minutes

1. Chop the onion and green chillies, grate ginger and garlic and grind ginger and garlic well like paste, chop coriander leaves and keep them aside
2. Wash chana dal and soak it for 2 hours in water then drain water
3. Take a mixer, add fennel seeds, cumin seeds, ginger garlic paste and chana dal grind them without water
4. Then transfer them into a bowl and then add onion, red chilli powder, green chillies, turmeric powder, curry leaves, coriander leaves
5. Mix it well using your hand and allow them to marinate for 10 minutes
6. Take lemon sized quantity of vada mixture and flatten it in your palm like a closed pearl shell
7. Take a hard bottomed vessel, add 300 ml oil and heats up
8. Now gently put prepared vada into the oil one by one
9. Fry them it become crispy, golden brown then move these vadas into a napkin to avoid excess oil
10. Now the crispy Masala vadai is ready for serve