CABBAGE VADA

Here is a very, simple crispy yet delicious vada recipe that is popular in south India. This cabbage vada is easy and quick to prepare. Deep fried made with crushed lentils and chopped cabbage, coriander leaves and onions. Cabbage vada are a kind of vada that are made with either mixed dals or only with chana dal and cabbage. This is tasty and the best rainy season snack. Rainy season started here and we relished this yummy snack during last night when it’s raining heavily outside at my place. No doubt we enjoyed it a lot. I already shared few pakoda and vada recipes before in my blog. I have used as chillies as well as red chilli powder for my recipe. You can of course adjust the amount of spices as per your liking spiciness. It makes a lipsmacking combo with your hot cup of coffee or tea.Here goes the super delicious and simple recipe with step-by-step pictures.

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup Chana dal
1 cup Shredded Cabbage
1/2 cup Onion, chopped
1/4 cup Coriander, chopped
1/4 cup Capsicum, chopped
1 teaspoon Garam masala
2-3 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder, as per desired taste
Salt, for taste
1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
1 teaspoon Caram Seeds
1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
Besan , for binding
1 teaspoon Saunf
Oil, for deep frying
Hing, a pinch

METHOD:
STEP 1 - Wash, rinse and soak the chana dal in enough water for 2-3 hours.

STEP 2 - Drain the dal and add it to mixer grinder and grind it coarsely without water.

Transfer to a bowl.

STEP 3 - Add red chilli powder and other spices with chopped veggies in it.

STEP 4 - Mix well and your batter is ready. Adding besan to this helps to bind the batter good.

STEP 5 - Heat oil in a wide vok on medium flame.

Take a small ball out of the batter and flat it to vada shape.

STEP 6 - Make vadas with the rest of the batter.

Drop it out in hot oil carefully for frying.
STEP 7 - When done from one side, flip it over and continue frying in low medium flame.
STEP 8 - Fry the vada till golden brown and crisp on both sides. Drain on paper towel/ kitchen towel to remove excess oil from vadas.

STEP 9 - Cabbage vadas are ready to serve. Serve hot vadas with mint chutney/ tomato ketchup or any of your favorite dip.