Name: Parippu Vada / Dal Vada recipe by Sharanya Raghuraman at BetterButter
Prep time: 240 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 270 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: Toor dal / Pigeon Peas - 3/4 cup; Channa dal - 1/4 cup; Red Chillies - 4 numbers; Shallots - 5 to 5, finely chopped; Asafoetida - A Pinch; Fennel seeds - 1 teaspoon; Ginger - 2 tablespoon, finely chopped; Green chillies - 2 to 3 numbers, chopped; Curry leaves - 10 leaves, finely chopped; Mint Leaves - 5 numbers, finely chopped; Salt to taste; Oil for Deep frying

ABOUT Parippu Vada / Dal Vada RECIPE

This is a famous snack of South India which is made using the combination of 2 lentils, channa dal and toor dal, to which few more ingredients are added to give it an awesome taste. This snacks are very special in teashops of South India. My grandmother who had a canteen in Tamilnadu makes this really good and I got this entire recipe from her.

Ingredients Serving: 15

Toor dal / Pigeon Peas - 3/4 cup
Channa dal - 1/4 cup
Red Chillies - 4 numbers
Shallots - 5 to 5, finely chopped
Asafoetida - A Pinch
Fennel seeds - 1 teaspoon
Ginger - 2 tablespoon, finely chopped
Green chillies - 2 to 3 numbers, chopped
Curry leaves - 10 leaves, finely chopped
Mint Leaves - 5 numbers, finely chopped
Salt to taste
Oil for Deep frying

Instructions

Wash and soak Channa dal and toor dal together for about 4 hours
After 4 hours, drain the water completely from the dal. Coarsely grind the soaked dal along with red chillies, fennel seeds and Mint leaves without adding any water. Make sure it is not made in to fine paste. Whole dals here and there is ok
Now add the finely chopped ginger, curry leaves, shallots, asafoetida and salt. Mix well.
Heat enough oil in a frying pan in a medium low flame.
Wet your palm. Take a lemon sized ball from the dal mixture. Place them in the centre of the palm and make patties. Drop them in hot oil.
Fry until it becomes glden brown from all the sides and crispy.
Transfer this fried vada in to a kitchen towel to drain the excess oil. Serve hot with tea or coffee

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