Masala Vada / Masala Vade Recipe
I am so tempted to claim this is the authentic Andhra masala vada recipe. I am this close to actually doing it, but the truth of the matter is, I am not sure if it is. I checked a few sites that have Andhra recipes and all of them give many different variations to the masala vada recipe and now, I just don't know.
But, that doesn't take away from the deliciousness of this crunchy snack that I served with rice, melted ghee, Gongura Pachadi and Gongura Adugula Pappu. We definitely had a good Andhra meal that day for lunch!
Andhra Masala Vada Recipe
Makes 12-15 small vadas
Ingredients:
1 cup channa dal / kadala paruppu / Bengal gram
A few shallots or 1 small onion, chopped fine
1/2 tsp jeera / cumin seeds
3 green chillies, cut into thin circles
1" piece of ginger, grated
2 pods of garlic, minced
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
A few curry leaves (I added lots!)
Salt to taste
Oil
How I Made It:
Soak channa dal for atleast 2 hours. Drain and grind to a coarse mixture with all other ingredients. I leave some whole dal out while grinding and then add them on to the mixture before shaping, so that there's a bite in the vada. Make sure you add as little water as possible, in fact, a few drops should be sufficient, if at all you need it.
Shape into small discs and deep fry. I made these in the paniyaram pan that I use for pakoda and other fried goodies.
I really should make simple thaalis like this more often!
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this vade is something we love to snack on. though never tried at home but love this idea of frying them in Paniyaram pan as that will decrease the amount of oil in it.looks perfect NAgs.
ReplyDeleteWe don't make masala vadas often at home. I think we make gaarelu way too frequently :D I love the crispy and golden exterior of your vadas. Crunchh!
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drooling here ,thali looks too delicious,..;-)
ReplyDeleteDrooling rite now here, delicious thali, crispy vadas looks soo cute..
ReplyDeleteCrispy Masala vada's..delicious
ReplyDeleteYes - you do need to make more thalis like these. And those vadas - I'm having my early morning kaapi and want this with it!
ReplyDeleteSo do you fill the paniyaram pan with oil to deep fry these?
I rarely make masala vada,looks very tempting,I make a similar way too :) It makes me hungry to looks at that thali!
ReplyDeleteCrispy n crunchy vadas..
ReplyDeleteI am a big masal vadai fan. Yum! I love the plate that you have clicked, would have loved to tasted it.
ReplyDeleteLooks crispy...I have my version coming up soon as well :)
ReplyDeleteDeep fried goodness! it don't get better than this. :)
ReplyDeleteJust what I want on a rainy day like today!
ReplyDeleteMy all time fav..that platter is very very tempting :)
ReplyDeleteLooks good too..
ReplyDeleteIn Chennai, people get the dal powdered roughly and store.
It is soaked with minimum water for 10 minutes, then other ingredienats are added. The result is crisp masala vadas!!
loving ur plate, drooling over the crispy vada :)
ReplyDeleteOh gosh these are so good aren't they. I made some a few months ago but haven't gotten around to posting about it. Wish I had a couple of those for breakfast tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteTempting Vadas!! Love to have some right now...
ReplyDeleteThat is our parippu vada, right? I didn't know these can be eaten with rice. Then again, why not, these are crispy and spicy, will go perfect with rice I am sure!
ReplyDeleteLooks so good!
ReplyDeleteHey Nags,yesterday i made this n it came out very well.It was very tasty,my husband liked it a lot.I usually make kerala parippu vada.now i learnt this one also.thanx
ReplyDeletehello Nags, what a beautiful blog and recipes...simply love the effort u put into this and it creates such a nice homely and positive vibe on browsing:)...have bookmarked it and will keep visiting often-will also try your eggplant kuzhambu 2mwr....
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sowmya. Very nice to hear your sweet words :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for trying Zareena :)
ReplyDeleteQue gran aspecto, debe de estar delicioso.
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