Ingredients

• 1 cup - Split yellow moong dal
• 4-5 idlis
• 5-6 - Red chillies
• A small piece of ginger, skin removed and cut into pieces
• 1 - Small onion, chopped
• 1/2 tsp - Cumin seeds
• A handful of cilantro
• Rice flour as needed
• Salt
• Oil to deep fry

How to Make Moong dal vada

• Soak moong dal for 3 hours and grind into a fine paste using a little water, along with red chillies, ginger and cumin seeds.
• Crush idlis coarsely with hand and add this to the moong dal batter and mix well.
• Add onions, cilantro and salt to the batter and mix well.
• If the batter turns too watery add some rice flour and mix well.
• The batter should be thick so it would be easy to make round shapes for vadas.
• In a deep pan, add oil and heat. Then take small portions of batter, shape into a circle and carefully drop into the hot oil.
• Fry till the vadas turn golden brown in colour.
• Remove from oil and place on a paper towel to drain excess oil.
• Repeat the process with rest of the batter.
• Enjoy these crispy vadas with a cup of coffee/tea.
• Use any desired chutney as a dip for these vadas.
• Recipe courtesy: Uma Priya
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