Parippu Vada recipe

Ingredients

Tuvar /channa dal parippu       2 cups

Ginger                                    1tsp

Onion                                     1 small onion chopped to very small pieces

asafoitida                                1 pinch

green chillies                           2

Red chillies                             2

Curry leaves                          2 stems (leaves finely chopped)

Salt                                       as required

Oil                                         for fry

Preparation:

Soak dal for 2 - 3 hours. Drain well to remove entire water.

Grind the soak dal and red chillies and salt in a mixer grinder.

The dal should be ground to a coarse paste - even if some dal remains not ground, its okay.

Do not add extra water

Mix the chopped onion, green chili, ginger, curry leaves and mix well.
Make small balls of this mixture

Take a small plastic cover and pat with little oil.

Put small amount of the dal mixture to this plastic cover and flatten to a round shape.

Deep fry the vada in hot oil in medium flame till both sides become golden brown color.

Remove from oil and drain.

Enjoy your vada with hot coffee/tea