Vada is a famous snack prepared in south India. Tamilians and hyderabadis prepare this dish during ceremonies and functions. Vada is a savory snack which looks like a doughnut. It’s made from lentil, dal or potato. Vadas can vary in size and shape. Vada is of various types: Maddur vada, Uddina Vada, Sabudana vada, Aaamai vada, dahi vada, masala vada etc. In Hyderabad masala vada is famous. Masala vada is specially prepared on weekends.
Ingredients:
Black gram (Minapa pappu dal) 1/2 cup
Chick pea(Sanaga pappu channa dal) 1/2 cup
Pigeon beans (Kandi pappu dal/ Tuvar) 1/2 cup
Pesara pappu dal/ masoor dal 1/3 cup
Salt to taste
Rice
Green chilies 3 or 4 sliced
2 or 3 lavangs
Garlic paste/ ginger 2 tsp
Cinnamon 2
Pudina leaves 2
Coriander leaves 3
Cumin 2 tsp
Double refined groundnut oil 1 cup
Popular Accompaniments:
Masala vada is a savory snack you can serve it with fried Mirchi. Masala vada is good with tamarind pickle. Tomato sauce or mango pickle can also be served with masala vada.
Preparation:
Soak all pulses and rice ingredients in water for 2 hours, grind them coarsely without adding any water.
After grinding batter, add green chilies, salt, and garlic paste and mix them well.
Powder the whole Garam masala and keep it aside.
Mix spice powder, lavang and dalchini nicely.
Cut coriander leaves and Pudina and mix them well in the batter.
Finally roll them into rolls and put them aside.
Main Cooking:
Put a pan on the stove, and pour groundnut oil into it.
Take a round vessel, which has wide base. Put it upside down and place a thick plastic cover over it.
Apply some oil to the plastic cover.
Dip your fingers in water and now take the batter ball in your hands.
Place it on the plastic paper and spread it to form a small chapatti.
Now put the plastic paper upside down and roll the chapatti into your hands.
Take that masala sheet into hand and put it into oil.
Fry it on both sides and check for the masala vada to become brown.
Once you confirm, remove it and put it on an oil absorbent paper.
Now repeat process and prepare rest of vadas.
You can serve them once oil, is absorbed paper.
Presentation:
Serve masala vada in a banana leaf along with chutney or serve it in plastic plate, along with any chutney. Friend chilies can also be presented along with masala vada, in a steel plate.
