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Monday, February 2, 2009

Masala Vada

Required ingredients:

Split Bengal Gram (channa dal) -- 1 cup
Split Green Gram (moong dal) -- 1/4 cup
Cinnamon -- half inch stick
Cloves -- 3
Coriander Seeds Powder (dhaniya powder) -- 1 tsp.
Ginger Paste -- 1 tsp.
Garlic -- 1 tsp.
Nutmeg Powder -- 1/4 tsp.
Chopped Onion -- 1/2 cup
Chopped Green Chili -- 1 tsp.
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

Mix the two dals and soak for 1.5 hours.
Drain water from the soaked soal. Add salt to taste and put it in a mixture and grind into a semi-soft paste (do not make too soft; do not add any water).
Crush cinnamon stick and cloves into powder and add to the paste. Add coriander seeds powder, nutmeg powder,onion, garlic, ginger and green chili. Mix well. Make this dough into small balls (roughly half the size of a golf ball) and keep aside.
In a deep skillet warm oil and deep fry the balls on lo wheat until brown.

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