Soak Time: 1 hour
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Ready In: 1 hour 30 mins
Yields: 18 NosIngredients:
Table 1:
Channa Dal | Kadalai paruppu
|
1 tbsp
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Oil
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For Deep Frying
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Finely chopped onion
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2 tbsp
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Finely chopped Curry leaves
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4
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Finely chopped Coriander leaves
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5 sticks
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Channa Dal | Kadalai paruppu
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1/2 cup - 1 tbsp
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Banana Flower | Vazhaipoo
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1/2 cup
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Ginger chopped
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1 tbsp
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Garlic chopped
| 1 tbsp |
Cumin seeds | Seeragam
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1 tsp
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Fennel seeds | Sombu
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1 tsp
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Green chillies
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2
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Salt
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As needed
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- Wash and soak 1/2 Cup Channa dal for 1 hour. Drain excess water. Take 1 tbsp of soaked channa dal and keep it separate.
- Drain excessive water from Cleaned banana flower. Grind remaining channa dal, cleaned banana flower, ginger, garlic, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, green chillies and salt coarsely without adding water.
- To the grind-ed mixture, add 1 tbsp soaked channa dal, onions, finely chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves.
- Make balls of 2 inch diameter. Flatten balls with your hand and carefully drop in oil. You can also skip preparing balls and take a small portion of dough., flatten it using your finger and drop directly in oil
- Deep fry it in medium flame till it turns golden brown and ssh sound subsides. Turn on other side and cook till golden brown.
- Drain the excess oil by placing in paper towel.
Vazhaipoo Vadai | Banana Flower Recipes
Adjust green chillies to your taste.
Deep fry the vadai in medium flame.
Adding onions in optional. It gives a crunchiness to the recipe. Avoid it when preparing for festivals.
fell in luv vth last clik..very yummy n tempting..
ReplyDeleteMy all time favourite, i want some vadas to munch some.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. While I hate cleaning the flower, I love the incorporation of it into this yummy and crispy vadai.
ReplyDeletemy fav vadai....I use pottukadalai maavu to make this vadai..yours looks yummy...
ReplyDeletehealthy and delicious vadai.
ReplyDeletePerfect and yummy snacks..
ReplyDeleteYummy.. I've only heard about these vadas Nithya.. Never tried.. Looks crunchy, crispy and delicious :-)
ReplyDeleteVery much tempting with a cup of tea. Very crunchy vadai
ReplyDeleteMy favorite vadai, I am missing vazhai poo a lot, I wish I could grab them right from here...
ReplyDeleteThis is a traditional delicacy ! I've never tried this...it looks very yummy !
ReplyDeletePrepared this recipe and it turned out yummy....thank you so much madam....i always loved these vadai Bt was afraid to try them at home Bt it was perfect.
ReplyDelete.thank you once again
Glad you liked the recipe.. Thanks for the feedback Priya..
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