Chana Dal Vada

Ingredients

Chana Dal – 1 ½ cup(soak overnight)
Hing – a pinch
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder- ½ tsp
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Onion – 1 chopped
Coriander leaves – few sprigs (chopped)
Green chilies – 2 chopped fine
Curry leaves – 4-5 cut small.
Oil to fry.


Procedure

1. Soak the chana dal overnight. Remove the water. Grind it into a coarse paste.
2. Add all the above spices and chopped onion, coriander leaves, green chilies, and curry leaves to the chana dal paste. Mix well.
3. Take a sallow non stick pan. Pour refined/ veg oil.
4. Take a small potion of the mix; make a round on your palm. They should not be too big neither too small. Too thick a round does not cook inside properly.
5. Make 4-5 rounds and shallow fry them. Once one side is brown turn it to the other side.
6. Remove when fried on both sides and golden brown in color.
7. Cook in medium flame as, high flame tend to brown the surface fast but does not cook it inside.
8. Serve hot with sauce/ green chutney.