Brown Chickpea Masala Vada (Kondakadalai Masala Vadai)

Let me tell you an interesting story about how I ended up making chickpea vadai. I soaked a lot of chickpeas and even after making Chole Masala, some of them were left out. I decided to sprout them out and ended up in making vadai out of them because my husband is a great lover of masala vadai. It worked out really well. Try it out!!

HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHICKPEAS

Chickpeas are fully packed with nutrients. They are rich in protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Including them in food regularly helps to maintain healthy lifestyle and to maintain a healthy appetite.

It helps to maintain blood sugar level and the fiber in it helps to improve digestion. It also helps to reduce the risk of heart diseases, cancer, diabetes etc.,

Totally an inexpensive and tasty food with lots of health benefits.

INGREDIENTS

  • Brown chickpeas- 1 cup (soaked in water overnight but I sprouted them out after soaking)
  • Onion- 1 medium sized (finely chopped)
  • Ginger-1/2 inch
  • Garlic pods- 2
  • Green chillies- 1 big( finely chopped)
  • Fennel seeds- 1 tsp
  • Cinnamon stick- small
  • Cloves- 2
  • Star aniseed- 1
  • Asafoedita powder- little
  • Salt- as needed
  • Curry leaves- 10
  • Coriander leaves- handful

PROCEDURE

Soak chickpeas overnight. Drain the water out and grind them in a mixie to a coarse mixture without adding water.
Now grind the ginger, garlic, cinnamon stick, clove, star aniseed, fennel seeds to a coarse mixture.
Now mix everything together and add the asafoedita powder and the required salt.
Make small balls and wet the palms with water and pat the vadas and flatten them with fingers.
Now heat oil in a pan and start frying the vadai. Once the oil is hot, turn the flame to medium and deep fry them in oil both the sides.
Ready to be served with tea or coffee.



TIPS

  • Don’t use water to grind the chickpeas.
  • Instead of green chillies, red chillies also can be used.