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Tea Kadai Masal vada
Popular south Indian Street food. Crispy vadai tastes best with a hot cup of tea/coffee. For the best masala vada never soak dal for longtime. Avoid adding water while grinding the batter. Flatten the vadai and fry in low- medium flame
HOW LONG SHOULD I SOAK DAL?
Depending on the dal you use time may slightly vary. It takes around 2-3 hours for the dal to soak well and turn to the soft press. Over soaking, dal might result in soft Vadai. for crispy vadai, avoid soaking for a long time
WHAT SHOULD BE THE TEXTURE OF THE GROUND DAL?
Unlike Medu vada avoid grinding the batter smooth. Ground coarse vada batter for the best crispy masal Vadai. Moisture in the soaked dal is enough for grinding, if required sprinkle cold water and grind but avoid adding extra water.
CAN I MAKE PARUPPU VADAI right AFTER GRINDING?
Yes, you need not refrigerate the batter like ulundhu vada. You can make vadai immediately. Leftover vadai batter can be stored in the refrigerator. In that case, avoid adding salt, onion to the batter.
HOW SHOULD I ROLL PARUPPU VADAI?
Avoid making thick vadai as might not cook through. Grease your hand with little water and take a small ball of batter and flatten it. I like making small masal vadai for kids-friendly portion sizes and to cook through.
CAN I ADD ONION OR OTHER VEGETABLES TO THE VADAI BATTER?
For masala vadai, don’t skip onion and garlic. If you are adding onion or other vegetables, add it before frying else vadai batter might turn soggy.
Can i bake Masala vadai?
Yes, I have already posted the baked masala vadai recipes on the blog. Two additional ingredients for the baked version. checkout baked masal vadai
SHOULD I DESEED CHILLI FOR VADAI?
No, it is optional. To make it a kids-friendly spice, I have deseeded. In our home we generally both red chilli and green chilli for masal vada, instead, you can use any chilli of your choice
Other vadai recipes in TMF
Kids after school snacks
CHANA DAL RECIPES
Baked masala vadai
Vada curry
Ingredients:
To soak:
1 cup Chana Dal | kadalai paruppu 1 cup water 2 Red Chillies
To grind:
1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds | Sombu 4 pods Garlic, peeled Ginger Small piece Sugar - a pinch Salt - as needed
To mix :
1/2 cup Onion finely chopped Few Curry leaves 1 Green chilli, deseeded
To fry:
Oil - to grease
How to make Masala vadai with step by step pictures
Firstly wash chana dal
Add water, red chilli and soak 2 to 3 hrs
After the chana dal turn turns soft press, Transfer to a colander and drain the water completely
Add soaked dal and red chilli to the mixie jar
Furthermore add fennel seed, garlic, ginger, salt, and a pinch of sugar
Pulse 4-5 times until the dals are coarse ground. finally, grind in speed 1 and transfer. If required sprinkle very little water and grind. Avoid pouring water, ground coarse thick vadai batter
Transfer the ground vadai batter Furthermore, add curry leaves coriander leaves, a pinch of sugar, a green chili, onion, and mix well
Heat enough oil in a heavy-bottomed deep pan Grease your hands with water, pinch a small portion of the vadai, and roll. Place it on the other other hand and flatten the vadai with your palm
Alternatively, you can grease the parchment paper with oil. Grease your hands with water, pinch a small portion of the vadai, and roll. Place it on the parchment paper and flatten the vadai
Prepare and keep 4-5 vadai based on your pan size for parallel frying
When oil is hot gently add the vadai and fry on medium flame After one side is golden flip and fry another side till vadai turns golden and crispy
Drain the oil in an oil filter or place a paper towel on a colander
