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Dal Vada Recipe, South Indian Masala Dal Vada Recipe

December 23, 2014 by Gopi Patel 6 Comments

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South Indian chana dal vada recipe is a crispy deep fried savory made from bengal gram. This crunchy and mildly spicy dumplings or vada are very popular in Southern India. Chana dal vada are one of my favorite vada recipe that I remember since childhood days. In Chennai you will find these vada being served by eating joints across streets. Thus its a popular street food recipe in southern india. I used to enjoy these delicious crispy masala dal vadai during my college days. In our canteen these dal vada were served along with traditional south indian coconut chutney. Also if you travel in train in Southern India you’ll definitely find these vada.

Chana dal vada are quite easy to make. For pre-preparation we just need to soak the chana dal in water so that it gets softens. Then simply grind it along with other ingredients. I have added a little samolina or suji / rava in this chana dal vada recipe. That way the vada will become crispier. Also lot of people don’t add mint in these vada however I like the minty flavor that you get with every bite and hence I add mint to this dal vada recipe.

Along with dal vada, medu vada are also popular in India. These doughnut shaped crispy vadas are often served with sambar. Other popular vada recipes are rasam vada, sambar vada etc.

You can store these chana dal vada in an air tight container for around 1-2 days. Thus it makes a great snack dish for long distance train journey / travel (related: methi thepla for travel).

masala vada recipe south styleLets check now the recipe of South Indian chana dal vada with step by step pictures.

Step by step Dal Vada Recipe (South Indian Style)

To make this delicious South Indian style chana dal vada recipe we will need following ingredients. Bengal gram (chana dal),  samolina or sooji / rava, mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies, garlic, ginger, onion, curry leaves, fennel seeds (saunf) and salt as per your taste.

dal vada recipe ingredients

Wash and soak the chana dal in water for 2 hours or until it becomes soft. That way it would be easy to grind. Also peel off the garlic cloves and remove skin of ginger. Slit the green chilies and remove its seeds. Also we will add onions to this recipe so finely chop the onions.

Now take soaked chana dal, garlic, ginger, fennel seeds, green chilies and curry leaves in a food processor jar or mixture grinder jar.

dal vada recipe mixture spices

Grind all ingredients into coarse mixture as shown here. Let some of the chana daal remains intact.

dal vada recipe mixture masala dal

Now let us prepare the chana dal vada mixture. For this take the dal mixture that we made in above steps in a mixing bowl.  Add finely chopped onions, samolina or rava, coriander leaves, mint leaves and salt as per your taste.

 

dal vada recipe onion mixture

Combine well all the ingredients and prepare mixture for chana dal vada. The mixture is already moist hence we don’t need to add extra water.

dal vada recipe masala dal vada mixture

Now take a portion of dal vada mixture in hand and press against palm to make flat circular disc around 2 to 3 inch in diameter as shown here. Make similar vadas from remaining dal vada mixture.

dal vada recipe masala vada

For deep frying the dal vada heat around 3 cups of oil in a deep bottom frying pan / kadhai and once the oil is hot fry the dal vada.

dal vada recipe frying oil steps

Fry the dal vada on both sides till they turn golden brown in color.

dal vada recipe steps frying

Once the vada looks crispy and fried remove them on absorbent paper or paper napkin.

dal vada recipe masala dal wada

Crispy and delicious chana dal vada (south indian) is ready to serve. Serve the vada hot along with coconut chutney or green coriander chutney.

how to make dal vada

Dal Vada Recipe (South Indian Style)

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Dal Vada Recipe, South Indian Chana Dal Vada
 
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Prep time
2 hours
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
2 hours 15 mins
 
Chana Dal Vada Recipe - A crisp & mildly spice dumplings made from bengal gram or chana dal.
Author: Gopi Patel
Recipe type: Snacks
Cuisine: South Indian
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • Bengal gram (Chana dal): 1 cup
  • Ginger: 1/2 inch piece
  • Mint leaves (Phudina): 8 leaves, chopped
  • Fennel seeds (Saunf): 1 tbsp
  • Coriander leaves (Dhaniya): 1 tbsp, chopped
  • Onion: 1/2 cup, chopped
  • Curry leaves (Kadi patta): 10 leaves
  • Samolina (Rava / Suji): 1 1/2 tbsp
  • Green chili: 1 piece
  • Garlic: 3 cloves
  • Salt: 1 tsp or to taste
  • Oil: 3 cup, for frying
Instructions
  1. Soak the bengal gram or chana dal in water for about 2 hours or until softens.
  2. Peel off the outer skin of onion and chop it finely.
  3. Now to prepare dal vada mixture take a food processor or mixture jar and add soaked chana dal, curry leaves, fennel seeds, ginger, garlic, green chilies and coarsely ground all ingredients.
  4. In a mixing bowl take vada mixture and add mint leaves, coriander leaves, onion, samoilina (suji / rava) and salt to taste.
  5. Combine well all the ingredients. Check the seasoning and if required add little salt and mix again.
  6. Now take a portion of vada mixture in hand and shape it into flat disc or around 2 to 3 inch diameter.
  7. Repeat above step and make round vada from remaining dal vada mixture.
  8. Now to deep fry dal vada heat 3 cups of oil in a frying pan / kadhai.
  9. Once the oil is hot enough for frying one by one add dal vada.
  10. Fry on both sides on medium flame till dal vada becomes golden brown in color.
  11. Remove the vadas on absorbent paper / kitchen towel and let excess oil get soaked.
  12. South Indian style Dal vada are ready. Serve dal vada hot with coconut chutney or coriander chutney.
Notes
By adding samolina (suji / rava) the dal vada becomes crispier. Also the flatter the dal vada the crispier it gets.
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Categories: Kids Recipes, Snacks & Starters, South Indian Cuisine Ingredients: Chana Dal (Bengal Gram), Semolina (Rava / Suji)

Comments

  1. FAINARETI says

    September 5, 2015 at 3:15 am

    Very easy to understand recipe. However you have to inform westerners with greater detail what Gram, Rava, Moong Dal & Kadhai are,

    Reply
  2. Bhagya Shree says

    September 18, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    “”THE BEST AND THE EASIEST””
    Way to understand the recipe’s steps….
    luv it …★★★★★:-)

    Reply
  3. kate says

    October 2, 2015 at 9:58 pm

    Hello I hope you don’t mind that I link back this delicious vada in my blog! Let me know if I need to remove it.

    Kate
    http://fortytreesfarm.blogspot.my/2015/10/pokok-kari-curry-tree.html

    Reply
    • Gopi Patel says

      October 3, 2015 at 11:23 am

      Sure Kate.. no issues.

      Reply
  4. Azam says

    June 15, 2016 at 5:41 pm

    I really like the site … All recipe are perfectly made with screen shots .

    Reply
    • Gopi Patel says

      June 16, 2016 at 10:28 am

      Thank you Azam 🙂

      Reply

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