Masala Vada on Tava video by Tarla Dalal

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Masala Vada on Tava video. The famous south Indian snack becomes unrecognisable in its new tava-cooked avatar! We have modified the traditional, deep-fried Masala Vadai recipe by adding iron and folic acid rich dill leaves, and tava-cooking the vadais.

Recipe Description for Masala Vada On Tava, Dal Vada

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Makes 10 vadais
Show me for vadais

Ingredients

For Masala Vada
1 cup soaked chana dal (split bengal gram) , refer handy tip
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1/4 cup finely chopped dill leaves
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1 tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
a pinch of sugar
salt to taste
1 1/2 tsp oil for greasing and cooking

For Serving With Masala Vada
healthy green chutney

Method

For masala vada

To make {span class="bold1"}masala vada{/span}, drain the chana dal and blend in a mixer to a coarse mixture without using water.
Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.
Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions and shape each portion into a 37 mm. (1½") diameter flat round vadai.
Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it lightly using 1/2 tsp of oil.
Cook each vadai, using 1 tsp of oil, till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
Serve the {span class="bold1"}masala vada{/span} immediately with healthy green chutney.

Handy tip: