Chana Dal Vada is very tasty, savory and crunchy fritters which you relish at evening time with coffee or tea. This time I add poha also in this chana dal mixture to make it more crunchy and tasty. There are many ways to make chana dal vada. For more flavors, I added coriander, peanuts,chilies, and onion. You can add even veggies also for another version of chana dal vadai or vada. You can serve this vadai or vada with ketchup, coconut chutney or any Indian chutney.
The main story to make this chana dal vada is, I soaked chana dal for classic chana dal curry for lunch but i didn’t cook lunch that day due to the fact that we ordered food from outside. So In evening, I prepared these chana dal with tea as evening snacks. I had a small quantity of dal as I soaked it only for curry, so finally I added some poha to increase the quantity. Adding poha in this recipe, makes it tastier.
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Some more Vadai Recipe : Vada Pav , Aloo Bonda, Kalmi Vada, Thayir Vadai
Ingredients
1 Cup Chana Dal/ Bengal Gram, Soaked
1 /2 Cup Poha/ Flattened Rice
1/2 Cup Onion, Finely Chopped
1/4 Cup Roasted Peanuts, Crushed
2 Green Chilies, Finely Chopped
1 Tsp. Ginger, Finely Chopped
Handful Coriander Leaves, Finely Chopped
Salt to Taste
Chaat Masala to Taste
Red Chili to Taste
1 Tsp. Cumin Seeds/ Jeera
Oil for Frying
Instructions:
Wash and Soak the Chana dal in water for 3-4 hours.
Wash the poha also in water twice a time.
Drain the excess water and grind the dal with poha in a mixer till Coarse batter. (Add 1-2 Tbsp Water if required)
Now Add this Mixture into a separate mixing bowl. Add chopped onion, peanuts,green chili, ginger, coriander, jeera, salt, chaat masala, red chili powder and 1 tbsp. oil. Mix it very well.
Now make small sized flat vadai or cutlet shaped.
Heat oil for deep frying on medium flame. Add vada one by one and deep fry till golden brown. Drain them on a kitchen towel to absorb excess oil.
Serve hot chana dal vadai with chutney and hot tea.
Chana Dal Vada Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Chana Dal/ Bengal Gram Soaked
- 1 /2 Cup Poha/ Flattened Rice Washed
- 1/2 Cup Onion Finely Chopped
- 1/4 Cup Roasted Peanuts Crushed
- 2 Green Chilies Finely Chopped
- 1 Tsp. Ginger Finely Chopped
- Handful Coriander Leaves Finely Chopped
- Salt to Taste
- Chaat Masala to Taste
- Red Chili to Taste
- 1 Tsp. Cumin Seeds/ Jeera
- Oil for Frying
Instructions
- Wash and Soak the Chana dal in water for 3-4 hours.
- Wash the poha also in water twice a time.
- Drain the excess water and grind the dal with poha in a mixer till Coarse batter. (Add 1-2 Tbsp Water if required)
- Now Add this Mixture into a separate mixing bowl. Add chopped onion, peanuts,green chili, ginger, coriander, jeera, salt, chaat masala, red chili powder and 1 tbsp. oil. Mix it very well.
- Now make small sized flat vadai or cutlet shaped.
- Heat oil for deep frying on medium flame. Add vada one by one and deep fry till golden brown. Drain them on a kitchen towel to absorb excess oil.
- Serve hot chana dal vadai with chutney and hot tea.
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I found this recipe online, and it looked and sounded so lovely and tasty that I decided to try it out for myself. It was a huge hit with both my spouse and myself. What wonderful flavors from such a simple dish (I love those kinds of recipes), and the taste feels like something I toiled over for hours to achieve, haha. Thank you for sharing this information, it is really appreciated. Much Love From Amma Ruchis .
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