Moong Dal Vada

Prep Time: 10min
Soak Time: 6hrs or overnight
Cook Time: 30min
Total Time: 6hr 40min
Yield: 3-5 Servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 Cup Green Moong Dal (Pesarlu)
3/4 Cup Yellow Moong Dal (Pesara Pappu)
1 Medium Sized Onion, finely chopped
3-4 Green Chillies
Salt to Taste
1/4 Tspn Gingergarlic Paste
Few Curry Leaves, chopped
Oil for Deep Fry

Directions

• Wash green moong dal, yellow moong dal under running water & soak them in enough water for 6 hours or overnight.

• After 7 hours; drain water completely & add soaked dals to a mixie jar. Also add green chillies, salt, gingergarlic paste & grind into a smooth paste. Batter should be thick as shown in the picture below. Add chopped onion, curry leaves to the batter & mix everything well.

• Heat oil in a sauce pan/kadai on a medium flame & once oil is hot enough, wet your hands with little water. Take 2 tablespoons of batter in your left palm & flatten it with your right hand fingers. Make a hole in center & carefully remove it from your palm with the right hand fingers. 

• Immediately drop it in oil & repeat the same process with remaining batter.

• Fry them in small batches for 5-8 minutes or until golden brown & keep turning the moong dal vadas with a strainer ladle while frying otherwise they get discoloured. 
• Transfer them to a plate lined with paper towel to remove excess oil.
• Serve moong dal vada with peanut chutney, sambar, coconut chutney & ginger chutney.