Vadai is a great tea time snack. Mirchi bada and batata vada is made with besan or chickpea flour and stuffed with potatoes. Sabudana vada are sago based while dahi bhalle are yogurt based vadas. Other important versions are crispy masala vada and medu vade. While Medhu vadai is urad daal based, masala vadai are mix dal based. Dal vada or paruppu vadai is a crispy chana daal based vadai.It is also called as parippu vada. Chana dal vada recipe is also called chattambade. It is made with semi-smooth lentil batter. It is crispy and full of proteins.
We make many types of snacks. Fritters are an essential part of snacking in India. The only drawback being it is fried. Fried food is great once a while. Sadly, with lockdowns being reality and lesser exercise. Its time to enjoy the same snacks, made with little less oil. Eating healthy is important as we age. Hence, we have now updated the low oil air fryer version also. J
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Best part is, daal vada recipe is both vegan and gluten-free snack. After all, easy to munch fresh food is much better than chips and commercial biscuits which do not get stale. It tastes great with or without chutney. Usually ,this is a deep fried street food perfect for tea time. Popular street food like dal vadas, medu vada, pakora, bread roll, bread pakora are always full of flavor, and crunch. It needs to be something customer wants to comeback for more. Flavor rules and taste matters much more than fancy presentation. You should be able to eat it without fancy plates and cutlery.
Old memories
recipe for dal vada has always been a part of Indian rail menu . Many vendors choose to sell it as it is very crispy and retains the texture even when cold. You will find it as a common snack at canteens and rail ahar.
Parippu wade have always been in South Indian railway menu. In olden days, railways did not serve fresh hot meals all the day. Neither you could find apps which could bring the food to your berth. Most people who would travel long distances either brought food along or relied on the vendors. At major stations, you could find a person alighting with these crispy vadai and serving them in bogies.
Ingredients for parippu vada recipe
- Chana dal
- Onions
- ginger
- Green chilies, finely chopped
- Salt as per taste
- Oil spray
Tempering
- Oil
- mustard seeds
- Curry leaves
- Asofetida
refer to recipe card for details.
Air fryer dal vada video recipe
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Equipment
- Mixer / Grinder
- Air fryer for low oil option
- Kadai/frying pan for traditional deep frying method
How to make dal vada in air fryer?
- Drain soaked chana dal.
- In a food processor, grind dal, onion, ginger, chilies, cumin, and salt into a thick mixture (no water).
3. Heat oil in a pan, add asafoetida, mustard seeds, and curry leaves. Add 1 tablespoon soaked chana dal, sauté for a few minutes, then turn off heat.
4. Mix the tempering into the dal mixture.
5. Shape small patties with soft hands.
6. Place on a baking sheet, brush with oil, and freeze for 3-4 hours.
7. Preheat the air fryer to 180°C (355°F) for 5 minutes. Place vadas in the basket on a baking sheet. Air fry at 180°C (355°F) for 10 minutes.
8. Brush with oil, cook for another 5 minutes. Flip and cook for 4-5 more minutes.
How to make masala vada recipe? (traditional frying)
1. Heat oil and fry all patties, until golden brown.
2. Serve it hot with coconut chutney or ketchup.
Dal vada recipe | air fryer lentil fritter recipe
Equipment
- kadai/frying pan (traditional method)
- Air fryer for low oil version
- Grinder
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow lentil chana daal
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 small piece of ginger
- 2 tablespoon oil brushing
- 1 Green chilli or red chilli powder
- Salt as per taste
Tempering
- 2 tablespoon Oil for tempering
- 2 tablespoon soaked chana dal keep some aside from the lentils soaked for dal vada
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- pinch asafoetida
- Handful curry leaves chopped
Instructions
- Soak lentils with 2 cups of water for 3-4 hours.Drain all the excess water.
- In a food processor add lentils,onion , ginger,spices & salt
- Process them into a fine mixture. Dont add any water,keep this aside
Tempering
- Heat oil in pan,add asafoetida,mustard seeds and curry leaves
- Add soaked chana dal, cook for few minutes, turn off the heat.
Make patties/vada
- Add the tempering to the above mixture
- Make small patties out of the above mixture.
- They will not bind that easily,use soft hands. Place them on a baking sheet on a tray,brush them with oil
- Freeze these for 3-4 hours or more.
Cooking in airfryer
- Pre heat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 180C/355F.
- Line all the vadas in an air fryer basket lined up with baking sheet.
- Cook the vada 180C/355F for 10 mins, brush oil and then again cook again for 5 minutes. Flip, and then cook for a further 4-5 minutes
- Serve hot with coconut chutney or tomato ketchup.
Pramila Saggi says
Receipe is useful I have a new Airfry
Thanks
bhavana bhatia says
Enjoy your air fryer journey 🙂 Always remember to preheat it before you cook , for best results.