Masala vada

Masala vada made of urud dal.This tastes very good and you can eat this as a breakfast/snack.

Health benifits of Urad daal :They look like slightly dusty, black beads. Black gram is popular in the Indian Continent.These black beans with a white center are sold as urad in many Indian groceries. As halved beans, they are called urad dal. Urad dal is available unhusked with its black seedcoat and husked.A one-cup of urad dal serving contains 189 calories, 13 grams of protein, 12 grams of fiber (about half a day's worth) and one gram of fat. They're very popular and are eaten throughout India, from Kashmir to Tamilnadu in the south. Most popular South Indian dishes contain urad, e.g., Idli, Dosa, Utappam, Vada etc.

Ingredients :

Urud dal-2 cups

green chilies-6

Onion-1 big

Curry leaves

Cilantro/coriander leaves-1 bunch
Mint leaves -optional
ginger -small piece(grated)
Oil for frying

jeera/cuminseeds-2 tsp

Salt to taste

Procedure:

1.Soak urad dal for 2 hours in water. Drain the water and grind smoothly without adding water.If required, add very less mount of water.

2.Grind ginger and green chillies,chopped onions,cumin seeds,add that mixture to batter.Add salt, curry leaves, chopped cilantro to the batter.

3.Take small amount of batter (golf ball size), make a ball first , keep it on a plastic sheet(ziplock cover) then make it flat and make a hole in the middle. It will look like a small sized donut.

4.Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the vada , flip it on the other side until it becomes golden brown on both the sides.

5.Serve with mint chutney, or you can also put these vadas in curd and soak it for an hour and eat this as a snack/breakfast.

I am sending this snack item to the 'Lentils Mela' event hosting by Ashwini .

Moong dal Vada/pesara garelu

Moong dal vada is very famous in south india.We used to do either urud dal or moong dal vada for every festival in india especially in A.p.I like moong dal vada compared with urud dal vada .This you can eat is as a snack/breakfast.

Ingreidents:

Moong Dal/pesara pappu-250 gms
Green Chilly-8-10

Ginger -mediem sizepiece as shown in below image
onions-1 big (finely chopped)

Salt to taste
curry leaves-optional
Coriander leaves (chopped)-1 cup

Oil for frying -2to 3 cups

Preparation:

1.Soak moong-dal abt 3-4 hours.After this,wash and drain the dal (by placing dal in in a strainer).Let it drain for 1 -2 hrs.

2.jsut keep 3/4 th cup of drained dal aside,Grind remaining dal without water along with green chilies and ginger using mixer.

3.Then add ungrinded dal to this grinded dal mixture and all the remaining ingredients (except oil). Mix well.

4.Heat about 2 to 3 cups of oil on medium-high flame. When the oil is hot enough,grease the plastic ziplock bag and flatten a lemon size batter either on a plastic Ziploc bag or on a wet cloth, slowly slide the batter into the hot oil. Fry the vadas on medium flame on both sides, till slightly golden brown.Remove it and put it in paper towel.

5.Serve hot with any chutney or sauce.

I am sending this snack item to the 'Lentils Mela' event hosting by Ashwini .