Masal Vada (paruppu vada, Dal Vada)

Ingredients:

• Channa dal - 1 cup
• Cut Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
• Cut Onion - 1/2 cup
• Fennel seeds (sombu) - 1/2 tspn
• Hing powder - 3 pinches
• Red chillies - 6
• Green chillies - 3
• Salt - As required
• Water - 1/4 cup
• Oil to Fry

Procedure:

• Saok the channa dal along with red chillies for 1 hour
• Grind it coarsely (not too nicely grounded, dal should be visible) the soaked channa dal/red chilles with very little water . (If you add lot of water, vadas will be more oily)
• Add the cut green chillies, hing powder, corriander leaves, fennel seeds, onion and salt to the dal mixture and mix the contents with hand.
• Heat oil in kadai
• Take small amount of vada mixture, press it with your hands to make it look circle and put it in hot oil
• Fry till the vada turns golden brown, Do not over fry it, vada will become crispy.

Note: You can use 1/2 cup channa dal, 1/2 cup Toor dal as well to make the vada more tasty.