Parippu Vada Recipe Kerala Style

Parippu Vada

 Ingrdients:

• peas dal/muttar dal/vada parippu - 1.5 cups[300g]
• onion - 1
• shallots - 5
• ginger - 1 big piece
• green chillies - 4 - 5
• curry leaves
• dried red chillies - 3
• salt as needed
• hinge - 1/2 tsp
• fennel seeds - 1tsp
• chilly powder - 1 tsp

 Method

• wash and soak the dal in water for minimum four hours
• drain well 
• keep aside two table spoons of soaked dal
• crush the remaining dal into a coarse paste, without adding water
• add the dal which had been kept aside into the ground dal
• chop onion, chillies,ginger,shallots and curry leaves
• add these into the crushed dal
• add salt,hinge,fennel seeds and chilly powder
• mix everything very well
• make lemon sized balls from this mix
• flatten them with your palms
• deep fry in hot oil until brown
• serve them hot with tea or coffee

 Note

• you can use kadala parippu/chana dal instead of peas dal