Masala Vada
40 Vadas
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| Chana dal - 4 cups | Green chillies - 10 to 12 |
| Ginger - small piece | Garlic - 3 cloves |
| Cloves and elachi - about 3 to 4 | Onions - 2 (medium) |
| Coriander leaves - few | Curry leaves - few |
| Salt - as required | |
Method
- Soak chana dal for 3 to 4 hours. Grind it coarsely with green chillies,ginger, garlic, cloves, elachi and salt. Chop onions into small pieces, also chop coriander leaves and curry leaves.
- Add this to the ground chana dal. Heat oil in a pan. Take a small amount (size of lime) of batter and flatten it with your palms on a plastic sheet.
- Drop this into oil and fry till golden brown. Serve hot with ketchup, coconut chutney or ginger chutney.
| Nutrient Composition Per Serving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (Kcal) | 84 | Carotene (μg) | 13.71 |
| Protein (g) | 2.15 | Vitamin C (mg) | 0.38 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 6.39 | Mg (mg) | 16.12 |
| Fat (g) | 5.6 | Na (mg) | 7.42 |
| Fibre (g) | 0.172 | K (mg) | 75.18 |
| Minerals (g) | 0.3 | Mn (mg) | 0.14 |
| Calcium (mg) | 7.04 | Zn (mg) | 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 35.65 | Cr (mg) | 0.001 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.58 | ||