Paruppu Vada

Paruppu Vada is easy to make than Medhu Vada. Paruppu Vada is made of chana dal whereas Medhu Vada is made of Urad dal. Medhu Vada is the 'Vada with a hole'. Many feel the process to make that vada with hole is bit tricky and doesn't turn out well for some. Well it is all practice and you can click here for its recipe. Paruppu Vada is easy to make and equally tasty. Let's see its recipe.

Ingredients:

Chana Dal : 1 cup
Red chillies : 4
Green  chillies : 2
(note : pls adjust chillies according to its hotness)
Curry leaves : few (15 leaves)
Fresh chopped coriander : 2 to 3 tbsp apprx
Ginger : 1/4 inch
Salt : 1 tsp or as per taste
Asafoetida : 1/4 tsp
Oil : for deep frying


Method:

Soak the chana dal in water for 30 to 40 min. (Don't oversoak)
Drain the water and put the chana dal in a mixi jar, add salt, asafoetida, red chillies, green chillies and roughly chopped ginger into it. And grind it coarsely.
TRansfer the mixture into a bowl, add roughly torn curry leaves and fresh chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
Heat oil in a kadhai for deep frying, and once medium hot form tikkies/patties of the ground batter and fry them till golden brown.

Note : You can add chopped onions also if you like. In south India, chopped banana flowers are also used in making vadas. All you need to keep in mind is to adjust salt/red chillies according to the amount of onion/banana flower added.