Tava Chana Dal Vadas

by Tarla Dalal

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Chana Dal Vada, with its crunchy texture and satiating homely flavour is an all-time favourite South Indian snack, commonly served as a starter at parties.

With a little twist, this normally deep-fried snack can be made healthier. In this recipe, we have cooked the vadas on a tava with minimal oil.

These Tava Chana Dal Vadas have an interesting texture, aroma and taste, which is a bit different from the deep-fried one but equally good. It is important to first shape the vada into a round and then flatten it till thin, because if it is thick, it will not cook properly and have a raw taste inside.

Make sure you cook the vada on a slow flame so that it gets completely cooked inside also. Shape one vada and a time and cook it immediately on the tava.

Do not shape them all at one go because they will lose their shape and also dry up before cooking. Serve these vadas immediately because they are made with less oil and tend to dry up after a while.

You can also try other healthy snacks like Khumbh Ke Kebab , Healthy Momos and Triangles with Italian Relish .

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Tava Chana Dal Vadas recipe - How to make Tava Chana Dal Vadas

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Soaking time: 2 hours Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins Total Time: 1502 hours 30 minutes 10Makes 10 vadas
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Ingredients

1/2 cup chana dal (split bengal gram)
1 whole dry kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
salt to taste
2 tsp oil for greasing and cooking

Method

Clean, wash and soak the chana dal in enough hot water for 2 hours. Drain well.
Combine the soaked chana dal, dry red chillies, green chillies, cumin seeds and 2 tbsp of water in a mixer and blend to a thick coarse paste.
Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well using your hands.
Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions and roll each portion into a 50 mm. (2”) diameter flat round vada.
Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it using 1 tsp of oil. Place all the vadas on it and cook them on a slow flame using the remaining 1 tsp of oil till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
Serve immediately.