INGREDIENTS
1 cup pea dhall
1 piece ginger
4 green chillies
3 dry chillies
2 cloves garlic peeled
2 tablespoons jeera ( cumin seeds )
VADA MIXTURE INGREDIENTS
1 onion
1/2 cup spring onion
1/2 cup coriander
salt to taste
METHOD
- Soak 1 cup dhall overnight with boiling water
- Next day rinse dhall and drain
- Add 4 green chillies,3 dry chillies, 2 cloves garlic, small piece ginger, and some jeera to the dhall
- Grind all together using a food processor until dhall is soft and smooth ( takes a while,do a little at a time)
Vada mixture
- Now chop 1 onion fine
- 1/2 cup shallot ( spring onions) chopped fine
- 1/2 cup dhania ( coriander) chopped fine
- Add chopped things to dhall mixture, add salt to taste
- Heat oil in pan, make vada shapes with a hole in center and fry until cooked and crispy
*It is easier to make shape using a banana leaf.
*Dip your hands in water after each vada that you make so your hands don't become sticky