Beetroot vada

Name: Beetroot vada
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Beetroot finely grated - 2 cup; Chana dal - 1 cup; Toor dal - ¼ cup; Rice flour- 2 tbsp; Fennel seeds - 1 tsp; Green chilly - 1 or 2; Salt to taste; Oil to fry

Starter

4 servings

Easy

45 min

Beetroot Vada is a deep fried, mild sweetish South Indian fritter The dhals are soaked for an hour and grinded coarsely with fennel seeds and green chillies. The batter is flattened and deep fried in oil. They will be perfect eve snack and sure you will love the touch of beet in vada. Try this authentic and easy to make recipe of beetroot vada.

Ingredients

Beetroot finely grated - 2 cup
Chana dal - 1 cup
Toor dal - ¼ cup
Rice flour- 2 tbsp
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Green chilly - 1 or 2
Salt to taste
Oil to fry

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time30 min

Wash and soak the dhal for 1 hr.
Drain water completely.
Grind in a blender with fennel seeds, salt and green chilly.

Grate beetroot in a grater to very fine pieces.
Mix everything in a bowl.
Make it into a small patty.

Heat oil in a pan.
Drop the patty in hot oil and deep fry to reddish brown.

Serve it hot.