Recipe: To Try At Home Paruppu Vadai (Lentil Fritters)

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Paruppu Vadai (Lentil Fritters). Easy Parippu Vada Recipe: Lentil Fritters Popular in Sri Lanka and India. Depending on whether you're in Southern India Sri Lanka or even Malaysia, these easy to make deep-fried snack seem to have a different (although quite similar) name. Parippu Vada, Paruppu Vadai, Chana Dal, Parippu Wade - whatever you want to call these delicious.

Before you grind the dal, make sure to drain as much water out of them as possible.

Otherwise, it won't be as easy to make the fritters.

To explain this term, we are diving it into three words.

You can have Paruppu Vadai (Lentil Fritters) using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Paruppu Vadai (Lentil Fritters)

1. It’s of For Grinding.

2. You need of Chana Dal.

3. Prepare of rock salt.

4. It’s of dried red chillies.

5. Prepare of asafoetida.

6. You need of Other Ingredients.

7. Prepare of onions, finely choppes.

8. You need of coriander leaves, finely chopped.

9. It’s of curry leaves, finely chopped.

10. Prepare of green chilli, finely chopped.

11. You need of cumin seeds.

12. It’s of For frying.

13. It’s of Oil for deep frying.

The first one 'paruppu' is translated to the lentils.

This is actually is Bengal gram or chana dal in Hindi. 'Vadai' refers to the authentic Tamil style deep-fried fritters.

To put it all together Paruppu vadai is the traditional Indian fritters made with Bengal gram.

Soak the lentils for a couple of hours.

Paruppu Vadai (Lentil Fritters) instructions

1. Soak the chana dal for 2 hours. Drain the dal after 2 hours. Grind the dal with the red chillies, asafoetida and salt. Use about 2-3 tablespoon of water while grinding. Grind the batter to a coarse paste..

2. To the ground batter, add in lots of finely chopped onions, chopped curry leaves, chopped coriander leaves, finely chopped green chillies and cumin seeds..

3. Mix well and check for seasoning. Form the vadai. Take a small lime size batter in hand and make a ball. Gently flatten it on the hands. Gather the edges to smoothen..

4. Gently lower the vadais in hot oil and cook the vadai on both sides until golden brown. Drain on paper towel. Serve hot!.

Finely chop and combine shallots, green chilies, dry red chilies, ginger, and curry leaves.

Parippu vada (masala vada) - Lentil patties deep fried until crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Soaked lentils are lightly mashed and then shaped into patties with onions, ginger, chilies and curry leaves.

Paruppu Vadai (Lentil Patties), a popular South Indian snack prepared with dhal and spices.

Deliciously crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.