Here is a very crispy and delicious Vada recipe that is popular in South India. This cabbage vada is easy & quick to prepare. It is made with crushed lentils and chopped cabbage, coriander leaves, onion and carrots. It makes...a lipsmacking combo with your hot cup of coffee or tea.
Ingredients
Chana dal /kadalai paruppu -1 cup
Red chilly - 1 or 2
Garlic - 2 pods
Garam masala pwd - 1 tsp
Saunf - ½ tsp
Hing - a pinch
Shredded cabbage - 1 cup
Shredded carrot - ½ cup
Onion sliced - ¼ cup
Coriander leaves - ¼ cup
Oil to deep fry
Salt to taste
Instructions
1.
Wash, rinse and soak the chana dal in enough water for 1 hour
2.
Drain the dal and add it to the blender
3.
Add red chilly, garlic, garam masala pwd, saunf, hing, salt and grind to coarse batter without adding water
4.
Transfer to bowl
5.
Chop finely cabbage, carrot, onion and coriander leaves
6.
Add to the vada batter
7.
Mix everything very well
8.
Add 1 tbsp of kadalai maavu (gram flour)
9.
Heat oil in a fry pan
10.
Take a small ball out of the batter and flat it to vada shape
11.
Drop it in hot oil carefully
12.
When one side of the vada is cooked, flip it over and continue frying in low medium flame
13.
Fry the cabbage vadas till golden brown and crisp on both sides
14.
Drain on paper towels to remove excess oil
15.
Yummy Cabbage Vadas are ready
16.
Enjoy hot with mint chutney, tomato ketchup or any dip of your choice
17.
My kids love to munch it as after school snack with hot chocolate milk