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FAQ
These are made by coarsely grinding soaked chana dal or bengal gram. Then spices, onions & herbs are added to the dough. This dough is then shaped to small disc or patties & deep fried. Massala vada is also known as chana dal vada in some parts of India.
It is also packed with fiber, protein, folate and a number of essential Vitamins and minerals while Besan too is rich in fiber, protein and other nutrients, making this snack an incredibly healthy one. To add a bit of spice to this dish, we add a couple of Green Chillies and a touch of Cumin.
Vada may be made from legumes, sago or potatoes. Commonly used legumes include pigeon pea, chickpea, black gram and green gram. Vegetables and other ingredients are added to improve taste and nutritive value. For legume-based vadas, the legumes (dal) are soaked with water, and then ground to a batter.
Masala Vada: Kerala's favourite teatime snack (it's called Parippu Vada here) is crunchier than the Medu Vada and is made with tur dal. This vada doesn't really require any accompaniments - one reason why it's stocked (sometimes even in Jars) at tea stalls in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
It's made with an mix of two lentils flavored with aromatics like ginger, garlic and onion and warm Indian spices. Lentils/Dals - you will need a combination of split black gram lentils (maah ki daal) with the skin on and split Bengal gram lentils (yellow lentils/choley or chane ki daal).