Ingredients

• 2 cups - chana dal
• 2 small onions (chopped finely)
• 1-inch piece ginger, chopped finely
• A pinch of asafoetida
• Oil for frying
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 2 green chillies, cut into very fine pieces
• 1.5 tsp - mango powder
• 1/2 cup - coriander leaves (chopped finely)

How to Make Chana dal Onion vada

• Soak the dal overnight, drain, and grind it coarsely.
• Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a vessel and season with a pinch of asafoetida and cumin seeds.
• Pour the seasoning over the ground dal.
• Cook on a low fire till it is soft. Add the rest of the ingredients.
• Cool and form into vadas and deep fry.
• Serve with coconut chutney.