Roadside Ama Vadai/Channadal fritters/Easy Snackrecipe

               Ama Vadai is a common snack item you can find  on roadside shops in TamilNadu along with Uruddal vadai /Medhu vadai. These vada's combine very well with red chutney/milagai thuvayal or coconut chutney.

           During my recent visit to india I had bajji's and some of these vada's. I was thinking and craving these vada's after I came back here. I did know how to make them but I had never made them even once. I got some tips from my mom and made a batch of these Vadas. My little one loved it very much and she had a few.

          This is healthy and quite easy to prepare snack on a Sunday evening or even on a weekday.

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Soaking time:2 hrs
Preparation time:10 min
Cooking time:30 min



Ingredients :

• 1 cup Channa Dal
• 5 red chilies/Milagai vathal/Vara milagai
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds/Sombu
• 1 handful red onions/Shallots /Chinna vengayam
• 1 small ginger piece.
• Handful Chopped coriander leaves
• Handful chopped Curry leaves

Method:

• Soak Channa Dal for 2 hours .

• Crush red chilies,ginger and fennel and add soaked Channa Dal and grind to grainier (coarse) consistency .

• Add chopped red onions,coriander leaves,curry leaves,Required salt and mix them all together.

• Divide them to 20 -22 small balls and flatten them.
• Heat oil in kadai .When its hot enough add the flattened balls.

• Flip them when one side is done .
• When the vada is brown take it out and squeeze out the extra oil using kitchen towels.
• Serve it with chutney of your choice.

Note:

• Check the Vada's for salt after getting the first batch out .Veda will taste good with exact amount of salt .
• Don't grind Dal to smooth paste,you will feel like having adai dosa if you do so .
• Vada should be brown when you take it out (it will take around 6 minutes for a batch ).
• Don't overcook the Vada's .You feel the burnt texture when its overcooked.