Chana dal vada recipe (Chattambade recipe)
Chana dal vada recipe with step by step photos & a video. Chana dal vada is also popularly known as Masala vada or Chattambade. It is a popular South Indian snack. Serve hot with coconut chutney.
Servings: 9 vadas
Calories: 140kcal
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Wok/Kadhai
- Grinder
Ingredients
- 2 cups Chana dal (Split chickpeas or bengal gram)
- 1 teaspoon cumin (jeera)
- 1- inch ginger (adrak)
- 1 green chili (hari mirchi)
- 1 small onion (pyaz)
- ¼ cup coriander leaves (hari dhaniya)
- Salt
- 2 tablespoon rice flour
- 1 spring curry leaves roughly chopped
- oil to deep fry
Instructions
Preparations
- Soak chana dal in plenty of water for 4 hours. Drain off the water.
Making the vada
- Grind dal with cumin, ginger & green chilies to a coarse paste.
- Transfer the coarse ground dal mixture to a mixing bowl.
- Add onions, coriander leaves, curry leaves, salt & rice flour. Combine everything well.
- Shape the vadas & keep it aside.
- Deep fry it in medium hot oil.
- Do not flip immediately. Let it fry for a minute. Then flip it & fry until it gets evenly fried on both sides.
- Serve hot with coconut chutney or tomato sauce.
Video
Notes
- Do not add water while grinding the dal.
- Chana dal should be coarsely ground. Do not make a fine paste.
- The addition of rice flour is optional but it makes it easy to shape the vadas.
- Fry it in medium hot oil. When you fry the vadas let them cook for a minute. Do not flip immediately, it may break.
Nutrition
Calories: 140kcal