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Masal Vada (Masala Vada), a crispy, spicy and yummy snack. I have seen many of the working persons, in the evening time, they used to go to their Pantry or some fast foods shops and they have these yummy masal vadai with hot tea or coffee. The taste is splendid. The combination of tea/coffee with Masal Vadai is the ultimate snack for a wonderful evening.

There are many variations with respect to the masalas added in the vada. Recently I had this yummy Vada in my friends house and it was so scrumptious. Traditionally, I add only fennel seeds along with green chillies and ginger. But from my friend I came to know that she has added even Mint leaves which gives an extra flavour. So I have included some more masalas and it turned to be a mouth-watering snack.

How much ever chaat dishes that are getting popular, how much ever street side snacks that are popular, still our Masala Vadai stands top always :-). Masal vada with hot tea/coffee is a stunning combination. Even now lots of street side shops and even popular restaurants serve Masal Vada as their evening snack! Try this crispy Vada and let me know your comments!!!

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Tips for making Masal Vada:

Adding 2 teaspoon of rice with dal helps the vada to be more crispier.
Soak the dal atleast for 2-3 hours so the dal gets properly grind.
Grind the vada mixture to coarse paste. Keep aside 1 handful of soaked dal and add it to coarsely ground vada mixture. This helps vada to be more crispy.
Adjust the quantity of red and green chili according to your spice needs.
If you don't prefer onion and garlic exclude them add ¼ teaspoon of asafoetida instead.
Deep fry in low flame so the vada gets cooked nicely and becomes golden brown & crispy.

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INSTRUCTIONS

Soak the channadhal and raw rice in water for 3 hours. We can also add boiling water to channa dal and soak it for 1 hour.

After 3 hours, drain the water and Take 1 handful of soaked dal and rice separately in a bowl. Add rest of the soaked channa dal to the mixer along with green chilli, ginger, cinnamon stick, cloves, fennel seeds and grind it till the green chillies and ginger.

Take the coarse vada mixture and add the reserved soaked dal along with salt.

To that add chopped curry leaves, coriander leaves, mint leaves and chopped onion.

Mix well. Now vada mixture is ready.

Heat the oil in the pan and check if the oil is hot enough by adding little dough, when the dough starts rising in the oil then the oil is ready for frying. Take small balls of vada dough and press it in the centre and shape it like vada.

Gently drop the shaped vada in the oil and fry the vadai in the oil on the both sides till it becomes crisp and the colour changes to golden brown color.