Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Parippu Vada aka Masala Vada

  Vada and Indian Railways are synonymous in my mind. You must be thinking WHAT? Well, the first thing that comes to mind when I think of travelling by train is all the food vendors, acres of pastures, the deafening noise when crossing a bridge, water bodies going on for ever, rural life, children half naked waving cheerfully at you and true the list goes on.  However, I am sure you will agree all the vendors screaming names of food which you can never follow, unless you are looking out the window and observing what he is carrying, flashes through our minds when we talk about trains in India.  You will also agree that the dabba walas have made their niche for themselves by producing 6 sigma work.  Today I present to you, vadas made quite popular by the Indian Railway vendors and I dedicate this lovingly to all of them.  Anyways, here is an unadulterated homemade version for you to enjoy and try saying vada vada vadaiiiiiiiiii before serving, taking the third vadaiiiii on a high pitch and dramatically ending the way you have heard on your favorite journeys by Indian Railways.  Have a fun day guys! Kuchu kuchu kuchu!

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Ingredients:
1. Tuar Dal - 1/2 cup
2. Chana Dal - 1/2 cup
3. Asafoetida - a little less than 1/4th tspn
4. Onions - chopped 1/2 cup (in case you dont like a lot of onions take off about 1 tbspn)
5. green chilies - 6 small ones
6. ginger - 1 tbspn
7. Curry Leaves - 1 sprig

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Method:
1. Soak the dal together for two hours
2. Strain the water and grind the dal to a coarse mixture (add a little 1/4 or 1/2 of the ginger, onions and green chilies when grinding to enhance the flavor)
3. Once the dal is ground add the rest of the ingredients from 3-7
4. Heat oil in a deep frying pan and when the oil is hot (when a drop of the vada mix rises to the top instantly you know the oil is hot enough) make small disk shaped vadas and slide it into the oil
5. Remove them from oil into a bowl or basket lined with tissue paper

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This yields about 15 crispy vadas
Note: I have tried making this with only Chana dal and I like that too.  So if you only have either of the dals mentioned go ahead and use 1 cup of any of the dals.

Contributor: Sunitha



24 comments:

  1. This vada really brought me train journey memories in a flash. Those vada's look marvelous and sumptuous! Nice presentation!

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  2. Hi..Masala vada looks fantastic..& yummy...We appreciate your comments along with our other blogger friends...so please come and collect your award from our blog..

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  3. adipoli da...Of course masala vada has a strong connection with train journeys..vada vadaaiiiii..:-)))

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  4. Wow looks perfect and crunchy....Perfect snack for tea time.:)

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  5. wow........crispy and yummy vadas dear....

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  6. wonderful click as usual...one of my fav among snacks...urs looks very delicious too

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  7. whoever clicked that pic of the vada with half piece already taken away..sigh! am drooling so much

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  8. its my all time fav snack, just made a few days ago :)
    grt click as usual

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  9. This is my all time fav. Looks so good. Nice recipe. YUM!

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  10. Nice and crispy on the outside and soft and yummy on the inside... perfect!

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  11. Used to have this all the time when travelling by train to Kerala. Great snack!

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  12. I never had those before...there are a few of ingredients I don't even know,but they look really crisp and delicious.

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  13. Thank you guys for your encouraging comments.. :)

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  14. Isn't this the right time of the year for a plateful of hot vada's!! Yummmmmmmm :)

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  15. sunitha! this is indeed nostaligc of our train ride from mangalore to kerala! vada, vada, chai, chai! i will surely try this out!

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  16. lovely crunchy masala vadas, can I grab them from the plate and have a bite?

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  17. Wow. you all have got an awesome space here ! Loved the presentation and especially the snaps ! wonderful clicks, will love to visit often :)

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  18. My fav tea time snack...looks crispy and yummmmm

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  19. Love to have parippu vada with pazham.

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  20. Looks soooo tasty and now I'm getting hungry :)

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  21. I am also fan this vada.beautiful click

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  22. Haha.. Lovely write-up gal!! I love the sound of "idly-vada, idly-vada" in the trains.. it is like listening to your old friend! Gosh, how I miss them!
    Nice click!!

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  23. Wow the vada looks so tempting, feel like having the bite now...

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