A crunchy snack that is made with dhal and vegetables. Serve with coconut chutney or simply have it as evening snack with tea.
Coconut chutney
Difficulty: EasyA simple coconut chutney made with just coconut. You can also season it with curry leaves, mustard and red chilies.
Vegetable Vadai
Course: SnacksCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Medium
Servings
6
servingsSoaking time
1
hourCooking time
20
minutesA crunchy snack that is made with dhal and vegetables
Ingredients
Urad dal – 1/2 cup
Thuvar dal – 1/2 cup
Green Gram (Moong) dal – 1/2 cup
Red Chillies – 3
Coconut gratings – 3 tablespoons
Carrot – 1
French Beans – 6 to 8 Nos
Cabbage – a small piece
Onion – 1
Coriander Leaves – a small bunch
Green Chillies – 2
Asafoetida powder – a pinch
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
Oil – for deep frying
Directions
- Soak urad dal, thuvar dal and green gram (Moong) dal in water for about an hour.
- After an hour clean the dal and drain out the water completely.
- Now add red chillies, salt and grind it to a thick coarse paste without adding any water.
- Now chop the onion, green chillies and coriander leaves.
- Then grate the carrot.
- Slit the beans lengthwise into four and chop it into half inch pieces.
- Then finely cut the cabbage into small pieces.
- Add all the chopped vegetables, onion, green chillies, coriander leaves and coconut gratings to the dal paste.
- Then add salt, a pinch of asafoetida powder and knead well.
- Now heat oil in a kadai.
- Take a small orange size dough and keep it in plastic sheet. Wet your fingers and pat it slightly and make round vadai. Make a hole in the centre and gently remove it and put it in the hot oil.
- You can fry three to four vadais at a time in the oil and fry till it become golden color.
- Remove and serve with coconut chutney or simply have it as evening snack with tea.