MASALA VADA/ SENAGAPAPPU GARELU

              

Enjoy the recipe

Ingredients required

• Chana dal - 1 ½ cup
• Chopped ginger - ½  tsp
• Cumin seeds - ½ tsp
• Curry leaves - as required
• mint leaves(pudina)- 2 tsp
• Green chilly - 4
• Chopped onion - ½ cup
• Salt - ½  tsp
• Cloves - 3
• Cinnamon stick - 2
• Oil - to fry

    
        Method to prepare

      1. Soak chana dal in water for 2 to 3 hours. Drain them.(Separate 3 tsp of soaked chana dal and keep aside).

      2. Powder the cloves, cinnamon stick and keep this masala powder aside.

      3. Make a soft paste of soaked chana dal, jeera(cumin seeds), green chilly, salt, pudina leaves, ginger by adding very little water.

      4. Now take a bowl add chana dal paste, Separated soaked chana dal, prepared masala powder, curry leaves, chopped 
          onion and mix well.

      5. Heat oil in a pan, make small vadas, put them in oil and fry in low flame until you get golden brown in colour.

      6. Crispy masala vada is ready. Serve them hot.