Dal Vada

We can prepare vada in different shapes and sizes.It's a south Indian traditional snack food. They made from Dal,lentil,gram flour,mixed vegetables or potato.

Ingredients

Bengal gram Dal	:	1 cup
Onion (chopped)	:	1/2 cup
Curry leaves (chopped)	:	5
Coriander leaves (chopped)	:	small
Green chili (chopped)	:	2
Salt	:	to taste
Oil	:	for fry
Ginger	:	small size
Garlic	:	1pods
Fennel seeds	:	1/2 tsp
Asafoetida powder	:	pinch

Method : Soak the dal with water until 2 hours, if it soaked well drain the water completely (if you drain the water completely then only we can get crispy vada). Grind the ginger,garlic,fennel seeds first, then add the dal grind like paste. Now add finely chopped onion,curry leaves,coriander leaves,asafoetida powder,salt mix it well (Don't leave this batter for long time because the onion start leaving water, the batter become loose). Make like flat balls. Heat the oil in heavy bottom pan, if oil is ready to get fry make sure the flame in low, now fry the balls wait for brown color comes.Serving vada with pongal,dosa or idli or we can have evening snacks.
Types of Vada :
Urad dal vada : Urad dal vada made with urad dal flour. It shape like doughnut, with a hole in the middle, it's feel very soft.
Yogurt vada : Urad dal vada soak with yogurt and spices is called yogurt vada.
Sambar vada :Urad dal vada soak with sambar is called sambar vada (sambar is the indian food).
Spinach Vada : It's like dal vada but spinach type leaf we can use for ingredients.
Rava vada : Vada made of semolina.
Keema Vada : A vada made from minced lamp meat, mixed with spices and deep fried with oil. More crisp than other vadai.
Bonda : Bolied potato mixed with spices and coated with lentil paste deep fried with oil.
Onion Bonda : Big onion mixed with spices and coated with lentil paste deep fried with oil.
Egg Bonda : Instead potato use boiled egg, cut it into two pieces, mixed with spices and coated with lentil paste deep fried with oil.