Masal Vadai

20:49 Niloufer Riyaz 0 Comments

Treat your taste buds during rainy evening with  Masal vadai, a spicy, crispy and tasty South Indian snack.
You Need
Channa dal                1 Cup
Onion(Big)                1no.
Garlic                        2-3 pods
Dry red chilli              3 Pcs
Corriander leaves       Handful
Fennel seeds              1/2 tsp
Asafoetida                 Small pinch
Salt                            To taste
Oil                             To fry


Wash and soak the Channa dal for 1- 1/2 hours and strain.
Finely chop the onion and corriander leaves.
Keep 1/4 of the soaked channa dalaside
Coarsely grind the garlic, dry red chilli and fennel seeds (pulse mode), add the remaining 3/4th of the soaked channa dal together and coarse grind.
* Do not grind it to paste. It should resemble crumbs (You will get in just 2-3 turns in Pulse mode.
Mix the coarsly ground channa, the 1/4th cup of channa (which was kept aside), onions, corriander leaves, salt &amb asafoetida. Make it into round flat patties
 Heat oil and deep fry

Crispy & tasty Masal vadai is ready to serve