Masala Vada

Ingredients:

• 2 cups channa dal


• 1/2 cup moong dal


• 1/2 cupurad dal


• 7-8 green chillies


• small piece of ginger


• salt for taste


• 7-8 onions


• cooking oil for deep frying

Procedure:

1. soak all three dals in water for 4-5 hours


2. wash the dals


3. save a little bit of the dals and grind the rest a little bit


4. add salt while the dals are grinding; DON'T ADD WATER


5. grind the green chillies and ginger together


6. add the saved dal into the grinded dal along with the grinded chillies and ginger


7. mix well


8. take a small piece of the mix and shape it into a vada


9. deep fry the piece in the cooking oil until it is golden brown


10. repeat steps 8 and 9 until the mix is over

Tip: use a plastic bag or paper to shape the mix into a vada.