Friday 26 July 2013

Kerala Parippu Vada | Channa Dal Fritters | Lentil Fritters

Fritters made from Channa Dal & Onions



Come to the God's own country & it is difficult to leave the place without spotting this snack. This is one of the yummiest finger food that you can find in the 'chaya kadas' (Tea stall) in Kerala. Pair it up with a cuppa chai & that makes your eve on a rainy monsoon day :) And did you know that this combo of Parippu Vada & Kattan Chaya (Black Tea) was once the watchword or identity of the Communist comrades ! I guess it is the simplicity of the dish & the abundance that made it so. Again, strictly my views :D And one can never forget the train journeys in South India, especially Kerala & Tamil Nadu without hearing the 'Uzhunnu Vada/Parippu Vada' shoutings ;) 

My mom seldom makes this one at home as it is Uzhunnu Vada that is popular at our abode, but my Mil is an expert in this. Give her 15 minutes (plus the soaking of the dal in the afternoon), she pulls up this yummy snack with hot steaming tea for us in the evening. And we are always ready to gobble this up in lesser time than she took to prepare it ;) So why don't we now see how to prepare this easy & popular snack?






Recipe Source: Mil

Makes: 25-30 medium sized fritters


I Took: 

Soaking Time: 2 hours
Preparation Time: 15 minutes



I Used:

Channa Dal/Kadala Parippu - 2 cups
Onions - 3 nos - medium sized 
Green Chilly - 5 nos 
Ginger - A 2 inch piece
Curry leaves - 3-4 sprigs
Oil - To Deep fry
Salt - As Needed





The Way:

  1. Rinse the channa dal in water 3-4 times. Soak it in water for 2-2.5 hours
  2. Chop the onion, green chilly, ginger & curry leaves finely
  3. After 2-2.5 hours, drain the water off the channa dal thoroughly. Use a colander if required & then pat dry the dal using a kitchen towel. Do not over soak the dal as it may increase the moisture content & may cause the vadas/fritters to break
  4. Now grind the soaked & dried dal coarsely in a mixie without water. Do NOT grind to a fine paste. Just pulse it 3 or 4 times. Add NO water at all as it may again increase the moisture content
  5. Add the chopped onion, green chilly, ginger, curry leaves & salt to the coarsely ground dal and mix well
  6. Heat oil in a kadai. When the oil is hot enough to fry the vadas, reduce the flame to medium high
  7. Make small gooseberry sized balls with the dal mix. Then flatten the balls using your palm. Hold the ball in one palm and press the other palm over the ball so that they get flattened 
  8. Take care not to break the balls. You may moisten your palm before flattening each ball. It is advisable to flatten the balls before adding to the oil, else they will break. Now deep fry the vadas until golden brown or till done
Drain off the excess oil & serve hot.

Cheers,
Chitz

40 comments:

  1. My fave, looks delicious, nice clicks.

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  2. Oh my , Oh my, I love paruppu vadai... super delicious evening snack...
    lovely clicks Chitz...

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  3. looks too good,the snack in our house today

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  4. Presentation is very nice...It looks crispy...

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  5. Looks too good. I am fasting but wish I had one.

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  6. I am thinking of the parippu vada but was not sure on which type of dal to use. Now that I know its kadalaparippu, I should make these lovely cripsy vada. I can imagine the taste once the frying process is done.

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  7. Drool worthy vadais, love to have this anytime

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  8. looks so crisp and inviting..my favourite vada!

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  9. My favorite, they look gorgeous

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  10. Ahh chaya with parippu vada love you Intro Chitz ,so true.
    We too make it with Channa dal so whenever I buy fresh stock my better half would immediately say that is for parippu vada now don't finish it off on ur blog :)))

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    1. Haha, I too hear that comment often from my hubby ;)

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  11. yumm !!! nice clicks...love vada tea combo...

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  12. bful clicks.. love this vada with chai..

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  13. lazy to do but love to have them.so yummy and delicious..

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  14. Chai and Parippu vadai is nicely captured ..Very yummy and delicious..

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  15. Se ven muy apetitosos hermosos sus fritos adoro las letejas muy bueno,hugs,hugs.

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  16. tempting vadas n chai, love it :-)

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  17. I love parippu vadas, can munch on them like a bottomless pit!!! Urs looks so yum... awesome clicks!!!

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  18. I love parruppu vadai too, Your's looks so delicious and crispy snack :) amazing clicks dear :) loving it !!

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  19. yummy nostalgic treat..pass me the plate chitz

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  20. I absoloutely adore these yummies, a perfect way to enjoy the season of rains.

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  21. lot of bloggers post this recipe , now you all are checking my patience, so I have to make this very soon. yours looks so tempting and clicks wow.

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  22. Yummy and spicy tea time snack.

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  23. this is just the the thing to try for snacking now while it is drizzly, hot vadais with a cup of soothing tea...can't get better than this :-)

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  24. Even thou my family is not crazy about this I love it , thxs for the recipe

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  25. The pictures are tempting so badly and dont mind having a dozen ;)

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  26. Delicious parippu vada chitra. My favorite, I make with toor and chana dal combo.

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  27. Masal vadai n tea, perfect tea time snack..your vadai looks so crispy n tempting :) my fav vadai..

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  28. I rarely make fritters these days as I have no control at all...can't stop eating them until they are all gone!
    These lentil fritters look mouthwatering.

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  29. Parippu vada and train journey go hand-in-hand. Never missed a chance to have this fritter whenever I travel by train. That said, home made is always special and your vada looks crunchy, perfect texture and color. I could see chai, where is the white coconut chutney
    :-) Nice clicks, very yummy!

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  30. Would like to have few now. Super tempting vadas.

    today's post:
    http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.in/2013/07/hilsa-illish-dum-pukht.html

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  31. Thanks everyone for ur lovely & valuable comments :) U guys made my day *Smiles*

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  32. oh parippu vada make me hungry!they look crispy and yummy!

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  33. looks yummy!
    thanks for sharing!

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  34. Your paruppu vadais make me drooling here, dear! So perfect and crispy looking...

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  35. Not fair Madam! I thought I will go without fried food for some days - And you come up with your perfect set of golden rounds of yumminess. And it is cloudy here today. Where is my wok now? ;)

    Lovely clicks too by the way :)

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  36. Ah, perfect vadas to break any diet 'Vishwamitra's resolve :-). I love these.

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  37. Tempting vada's Love to have it with a cup of tea. Pictures are perfect :)

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