Carrot Masala Vada Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup chana dal, soak in water 2 hrs, drain

1/2 cup grated carrot

1 large finely chopped onion

3-4 green chillis finely chopped

2″ ginger finely minced

2 cloves garlic

1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

1 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves

8-10 curry leaves, finely chopped

1/4 tsp cumin pwd

pinch of garam masala pwd

salt to taste

oil for deep frying

Method:

1 Grind the soaked and drained chana dal (leave aside a fistful of soaked dal), ginger, garlic and green chillis to a coarse paste. Add the remaining chana dal, chopped onions, grated carrot, mint leaves, curry leaves coriander leaves, cumin pwd, garam masala pwd and salt and mix well.
2 Take some of this mixture to form a lemon sized ball. Flatten it on your palm to make a patti shape. Prepare patties with the rest of the mixture.
3 Heat oil for deep frying in a heavy bottomed vessel. Once its hot, reduce flame to medium and place these patties in the oil and fry them to a golden brown color.
4 Serve hot with tomato sauce or any chutney of your choice.