Ingredients

• 1 cup Bengal gram (Chana) dal
• 1 cup onion, minced
• 1.5 cups coriander leaves, minced
• 4 dry red chillies
• Few curry leaves, finely chopped
• 2 to 3 tbsps rice flour
• Salt to taste
• Oil to fry

How to Make Easy Masala Vada

• Soak the dal with red chillies for 2 hours. Drain and grind to stiff, coarse paste.
• Add rest of the ingredients and mix well.
• Heat oil for deep frying. It should be just moderately hot.
• Take a piece of plastic sheet and grease it lightly with oil.
• Place about 3 tbsps of the vadai mixture on it.
• Flatten to a disc, about 1.5 cm thick.
• Transfer it carefully into the oil.
• Shape 3 or 4 more vadas and drop into the oil.
• Fry on moderate heat till the vadas are cooked and golden brown.
• Well made masala vada is crisp on outside and soft inside.