VAZHAIPOO VADAI/EVENING SNACKS
Servings Prep Time
10piece 20minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Servings Prep Time
10piece 20minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Ingredients
  • 1/2cup Channa dal
  • 1/2cup Tur Dal
  • 1/2cup banana flowerchopped
  • 1 onion
  • 3 ChilliesRed
  • to taste salt
  • 1/4tsp turmericpowder
  • 1/4tsp asafoetida
  • a few coriander leaves
  • a few curry leaves
Instructions
  1. Soak channa and tur dals along with red chilles for about half an hour.
  2. Place it on the blender by straining water.
  3. Add turmeric powder and salt with asafoetida and grind coarsely
  4. Chop banana flower florets and put them in water.
  5. Chop onions.Add banana florets in the ground dal mixture by squeezing excess water.Add onions and curry and coriander leaves.
  6. Mix well.The batter is ready.
  7. Take a small ball of the dough and flatten it in the shape of a vada on a plastic sheet.Heat oil in kadai and slowly drop in the vadas.Add 3-4 at a time Wait till golden brown and take them out.
  8. Heat oil in a pan add add vadas on to the oil
  9. Fry till golden brown.
  10. Serve hot with any chutney of your choice.I served with green coriander chutney.
Recipe Notes

Notes

  • You can add saunf to the dals while grinding.
  • You can avoid onions too if you don’t want to add.
  • Adding of roasted gram a handful while grinding will ensure a crispy texture.