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Thursday, July 1, 2010

Mixed Pulses Vadai

TRIED AND TASTED FROM DIL SE.....
This recipe is tried and tasted from Dil Se . Divya has a very good collection of mouthwatering and healthy recipes. When i was going through her recipes it was quite hard for me to choose, all recipes were unique, finally i went for this nutritious mixed pulses vadai. I was amazed to see her creation of this vadai recipe with all mixed lentils.
This is one among her must try recipes. The different mix of pulses make this vadai much more healthier than the normal vadai.
To give it a natural twist they are presented in reused, eco-friendly, economic regular Indian kiosks' packaging :-).
Lentils are rich source of protein and iron so it plays  a very important  role in vegetarian diet. To read more about lentils click here.
To see the original recipe of Divya click here.
Ingredients:
Chickpeas- 1/2 cup soaked overnight
Green Moong dhal-1/2 cup soaked for 10 hours
Moong dhal Split- 1/4 cup
Channa Dhal- 1/2 cup
Urad Dhal- 1/2 cup
Whole black pepper corns- 6 to 7
Ginger- 1/2 inch finely chopped
Onion- 1 small sized finely chopped
Curry leaves- 1 stalk
Salt as required
Oil for deep frying
Method:
Soak the chana dhal, urad dhal and  split moong dhal for 2 hours. Grind it along with chick peas and moong dhal to a coarse paste. Add onions, ginger, crushed black pepper corns, curry leaves and salt , mix well.
Heat oil in a kadai, take a teaspoonfull of mixture in your hand, drop it in the oil. After 2 minutes turn to the other side and cook till it turns golden brown. Serve warm with chutney.
Note: The Temperature of the oil should be such that when you drop  a small portion of the mixture, it should come up immediately. This is the right temperature to fry.
This recipe goes to the event Tried and Tasted hosted by Versatile Kitchen.












Nigella Chutney:

To accompany this vadai i made some nigella seeds chutney, recipe follows.
Ingredients:
Nigella seeds- 1 tsp
Coconut- 2 tbsp
Tamarind paste- 1/2 tsp
Garlic cloves- 1
Peanuts- 1 tbsp
Dried red chilli- 1
Salt as required
Method:
Grind together all the ingredients in a blender to a smooth paste. Serve with vadai, dosai or idli.

22 comments:

  1. yummy n healthy vadais...looks very tempting too ...

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  2. Wow..yummy and healthy ..it looks very crispy and delicious..can pass the to me i am very hungry...

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  3. Umm, vada looks crisp and perfect with tea..chutney sounds great..

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  4. vadai looks absolutely delicious n healthy

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  5. ur crispy hot vadai and its perfect and thoughtful presentation in a newspaper pottalam reminds me of India :( ..will try this chutney inshallah :)

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  6. Perfect healthy vadas... love the chutney too..

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  7. healthy combo...great presentation

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  8. delicious vadas and nice try.. the presentation is really good.feel to taste some

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  9. Wow Ayeesha, never heard of nigella chutney, sounds very very innovative :)

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  10. Delicious fritters! The chutney sounds good too :-)

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  11. Crispy vadas looks yummy, nigella seeds chutney looks super delicious and very unique..

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  12. Love the vadai. They look very delicious.

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  13. This looks great and healthy with all the pulses. i like the way you presented...on a newspaper.

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  14. the vadai is making me drool here. very nice combinations. like the presentation too.

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  15. Thank you friends for your kind words which you give me everyday

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  16. Yummy vadas packed with proteins...

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  17. Would you mind sharing these healthy fritters with me dear :-)
    Love the chutney too

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  18. Thank u so much for visiting my blog and leading me to urs.U hve a fabulous blog here.The vadai looks super delicious,perfect as a tea time snack.

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  19. Thank you for the entry. Looks very good.

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  20. Thanks for trying this. Glad you liked my recipe. :)

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