Parippu vada

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Description:

                 A very famous tea time snack in Kerala. Lets check out the recipe,

Ingredients:

1. Chana dal/Toor dal - 1 cup

2. Onion - 1

3. Green chilli - 2 to 3

4. Curry leaves

5. Ginger

6. Asafoetida powder as required

7. Dry red chilli - 2
8. Oil for deep frying
9. Salt to taste

Procedure:

               Soak the chana dal in water for 3-5 hrs. After that drain all the excess water in the dal. Separate 4-5 tspns of dal and keep aside. Grind the remaining dal coarsely in a mixie and transfer to a bowl. Grind the separated dal to form a paste. Chop the onions, green chilies, ginger and curry leaves into very small pieces. Transfer everything to the bowl with the dal and mix it nicely. Add asafoetida and salt into it. Mix  properly and then make small patties. Don`t forget to wet your hands before making the patties, otherwise it will stick on to your hands. Take a skillet, pour oil in it to deep fry the vadas. Once the oil is hot drop in the patties one by one. Deep fry it on medium heat. When you drop the vadas you can see the skillet will be filled with bubbles and slowly the bubbles will disappear once the vadas are cooked. Fry in batches. Parippu vada is ready, serve it with some chutneys like coconut chutney and with a tea too.