Dal Vada

INGREDIENTS

1. Whole Moong dal – 3/4 cup
2. Chana dal – 2/3 cup
3. Whole white urad dal – 1/3 cup
4. Green chillies -3
5. Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
6. Ajwain seeds – 1 tsp
7. Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
8. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
9. Curry leaves – few
10. Pinch of Asafoetedia
11. Salt per taste
12. Oil for frying – 1 cup

METHOD:

1. First soak whole moong dal, urad dal and 1/3 cup of chana dal together for 1.5 hours, drain the water completely and grind to a coarse mixture( add 1 tsp of water if required for grinding)

2. Soak the remaining 1/3 cup of chana dal separately. Drain and keep aside after 1 hour.

3.Chop the green chillies and add to the dal mixture from #1.

4. Roast dry the ajwain, fennel and cumin seeds for few minutes on non-stick pan and then grind o a coarse mixture. Add asafoetedia and curry leaves to this mixture. Add to the dal mixture from #3.

5. Add ginger garlic paste to this dal mixture and then add salt as needed.

6. Now add the separately drained chana dal

7. Make small balls of this whole dal mixture by applying few drops of oil on your palm and rolling between the two palms. Press slightly.

8. Heat oil on medium high for frying.

TIP: Oil should be at least 1.5 inch high. Drop a pinch of dal mixture in the heated oil. The ball should come up within a second – if it comes up right away then the oil is too hot and if it sits low for more than 1 second the oil is not hot enough.

9. Drop the balls in the heated oil one after the other – when each prior balls comes up to float on the oil. Flip over each ball and fry on the other side as well. The balls should be golden brown to remove from the frying oil

10. Serve hot with fried green chillies sprinkled with salt and fresh red onions cut in rings and sprinkled with salt and lemon juice .

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