Masala Vada

Ingredients

2 Cups Channa Dal

1 Tbsp Rice Uncooked

1 Tbsp Besan/Gram flour(optional)

Green Chillies finely chopped

2 Tsp Ginger paste

1 Cup Onions finely Chopped

Coriander finely chopped

curry leaves

Soak Channa Dal and Rice for 3 hours and grind into a coarse paste(keep a hand full separately) with minimum water.Mix all the ingredients together.You can add besan to add strength to the vada to hold all the ingredients together.Heat oil in a wok when hot turn to medium heat and drop the vadas slowly in the pan and deep fry.The vadas will take around 5 minutes to fry initially.Fry until golden brown and serve immediately to preserve the crunchiness.

For the vadas to consume less oil fry them immediately after preparing the mixture.

Mirapakaya Bajji-Mirchi Bajji

Mirchi Just out from the pan

This is one of my all time fav snack.I like them only in the bandis and not in restaurants.

Here goes the recipie.

For the batter

Mirchis

1 Cup Besan/Gram Flour/Senaga Pindi

1 tbsp Corn flour

1 tsp Ajwain or Vaamu

Pinch of Baking Soda

Salt to Taste

For the stuffing

1 Tbsp Cumin Seeds

1 Tbsp Coriander seeds(Dhania) or Powder

1 tsp Sesame Seeds Powder

Cocunut Powder

Tamarind Juice

Wear Gloves and slit the Green Chillies lengthwise(dont slit completely the stem should be intact so that the stuffing doesnt come out) and deseed them.Keep the stuffing inside.Mix besan cornflour salt(acc to taste) with water and no lumps.Be carefull in adding water the mirchi should be able to hold the batter.Add baking soda.Heat a deep bottom vessel with oil for deep frying.Dip the mirchis in the batter.When the oil is hot turn to medium heat and drop slowly the mircis in oil.Transfer to a kitchen towel when golden brown.To check salt levels drop lil batter in oil and taste add accordingly.If you have left over batter slice potatoes thinly like the chips and dip in batter and deep fry.

Chivda

I love this snack it feels very light in the tummy.This is not made at our home but got a chance to taste it in my inter hostel days.Very fast and easy to make.

It'll take you 15 minutes to make

You'll need

• 3 cups Thin Poha
• 1 tbsp Groundnuts
• 1 tbsp Channa Dal
• 2 Green Chillies
• A pinch of Tumeric
• 5 Curry Leaves
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 tsp Sugar Crystals

Heat oil in a wok and fry the channa dal and groundnuts and keep aside.Grind Green chillies in a very coarse paste may be grind it for just 5 seconds.Add 1 tbsp oil in a wok and add curry leaves green chillies,Turmeric.Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.Add salt to taste.

Aloo Tikki

Ingredients

3 Potato(Boiled and Mashed)

1 Cup Peas(Boiled or Frozen)

2 Slices Bread

Lemon Juice

Garam Masala

Oil for shallow frying

Chillie Powder

Jeera Powder

Green Chillies

Preparation

Heat 1 tsp oil in a wok and fry the bread so that its a little hard and grind it.Grind Green Chillies and Peas to a little Coarse Level.Mix potatoes,Chillies and peas paste,Jeera powder,Chillies Powder,Garam Masala,Lime Juice,bread Powder(Keep half of it aside too),Salt to taste.

Make the paste into a small ball and flatten them in the shape of cutlet and place it on bread powder and shallow fry till golden brown.