Dal Vada (chickpea Paties)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups channa dal, soaked for min. 2 hrs (chick peas)
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 4 dried red chilies, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon ginger, finely chopped
• 6 curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon anise seed (anise)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 3 cups oil, to deep fry

Recipe

• 1 drain the soaked chanas and spread them on a cloth or paper to drain of the excess water.
• 2 grind coarsely in grinder (there should be whole chanas here and there).
• 3 add in all the other ingredients.
• 4 mix well with a spoon (dont try to make a dough out of it).
• 5 make medium sized, tweleve to fifteen balls of the mix.
• 6 heat oil in a wok or kadahi.
• 7 keep the heat on a medium flame.
• 8 take each ball and keep it in the centre of your palm and press it down with the other, exerting pressure towards the outer end of stuff.
• 9 give it a convex look from above and below.
• 10 fry them till golden brown.
• 11 serve hot with tea and fried green chillies!