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Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Paruppu Vada

Paruppu vada can be made as an evening snack. Its an integral part of any festival feast in Kerala. 


Paruppu Vada





Ingredients

Bengal gram/channa dal - 1 cup
white urad dal - 1/2 cup
tuvar dal - a handful
raw rice - a handful
green chilly - 4
curry leaves a few
ginger - a big piece
hing - 1/2 tsp
Oil - for frying



Method of Preparation

Wash and soak channa dal, tuvar dal, urad dal and rice together for about 2 hours. Drain water and grind to a coarse paste adding green chilly,curry leaves,ginger, hing and salt. 

Heat oil in a pan, when the heat is perfect make small vadas and deep fry till golden brown. You can tasty the crispiness of vada by gently patting on them. Use a perforated ladle and remove vadas into a kitchen napkin. Allow the excess oil to be absorbed. Serve hot.  You can soak a few paruppu vada in freshly made rasam and make rasa vada serve as evening snack. 

Variation : You can add small onions(chopped) and saunf and make masala paruppu vada. 






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