Kerala style parippu vada/Dal vada/Dal fritters

    Parippu vada is a traditional south Indian snack. Its a famous deep fried snack which is crunchy, spicy and yummy. We usually have it with tea. Hope you will try this one.


Ingredients:

  • Chana Dal - 3/4 cup
  • Toor Dal - 1/2 cup
  • Ginger - medium 1 inch piece
  • Green chilli - 5
  • Dry red chilli - 5
  • Small onion/shallotts - 10 - 15 medium sized
  • Asafoetida powder/hing - 1/4 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for frying

Preparation:

  • Wash and soak both the dal for 2 to 3 hrs. After soaking drain it and keep aside.
  • Take a mixer grinder and crush small onion, green chilli, dried red chilli and curry leaves. Dont make it in paste form. Just crush so that we can easily combine it.
  • Add asafoetida powder to this crushed mixture and combine well.
  • Take 2 tbsp of soaked dal and keep aside.
  • Grind rest of the dal into a coarse paste. Make sure that you dont grind it too much.
  • Mix the onion mixture with dal mixture.
  • Add salt and mix well.
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Take small balls from the mixture and shape it by flattening it.
  • Deep fry in medium hot oil till cooked.
  • Flip in between till both sides turn golden brown color. 

Notes:

  • If you dont have small onion you can use 1 medium sized big onion.
  • Grind the dal in such a way that you will be able to hold and shape the coarse mixture easily without breaking.

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