Instant Chickpea Vada

[caption id="attachment_250" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Chickpea Vada"][/caption]There are many chickpea delicacies that are nutricious. Chickpea vada is absolutely delicious and crispy.

Chickpea Vada is known as kadalai vadai in Tamil. You can also make pakodas with the same batter.

In all these instant mixes what you need to add is only water, that is, after the mix is ready.

All the mixes mentioned on this site can be stored in the fridge for months.

How to Make Chickpea Vada

Ingredients

- 2 cups - Chana Dal - Chickpea
- 2 cups - Tuar Dal - lentil split
- red chilly - one or two
- green chilly - one or two
- salt to taste
- asafoetida - a pinch
- copra powder - 5 tbs
- coriander leaves

Grind both the dals coarsely,\.

Add dry red chilly, green chilly, salt, asafoetida, copra powder and
coriander leaves. Run through the mixer grinder once to mix everything well.

Store in the refrigerator.

[caption id="attachment_253" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Crispy Vadas"][/caption]Whenever we want to make vada we take the required amount, add a little water to make a thick paste and deep fry the vada in oil.

If it is made in the round shape it is vada and to make pakodas, we can take a huge ball of the paste in our hands and drop small pieces of the mix in oil.

[caption id="attachment_252" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Chickpea Pakoda"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_251" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Instant Chickpea Vada"][/caption]

Instant Medu Vada & Dahi Vada

[caption id="attachment_174" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Vada"][/caption]Vada is a delicious South Indian dish. The main ingredient is black gram. Black gram is rich in potassium, phosphorus, calcium and sodium. It has iron and hence all black gram dishes are prescribed by herbal doctors for anemia.

Making of the vada is a long process unless the Vada Mix is available.

How To Make Vada Mix

Ingredients For Black Gram Vada

- 2 cups urad dal - black gram - coarse powder
- red chilly - to taste
- green chilly - to taste
- ginger grated - 1 tea spoon
- hing - asafoetida
- coriander leaves

We can add one or two pieces of red and green chilly depending on how much spice we prefer.

Make a coarse powder of black gram.

Grind red chillly, green chilly, asafoetida without water.

Add coriander leaves, black gram coarsely ground powder and grind again once to mix everything well.

How To Make Vada

Take the required amount of powder in a bowl, add a little water to make a thick paste. Take oil in a pan and drop the vada mix in the pan using your fingers or a table spoon.

Deep fry till the vadas turn brown.

Dahi Vada & Dal Vada

Vada can be put in seasoned dahi to make dahi vada. The more they soak in the dahi they become soft.

In the same way medu vada can be put in dal to make dal vada.

[caption id="attachment_170" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Instant Vada Mix"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_171" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Vada Paste: Vada Mix With Water"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_172" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Deep Fry Vada In Oil"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_173" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Fry Vada Till It Turns Brown"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_169" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Eat Vada Or Add To Curds To Get Dahi Vada"][/caption]
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