Crispy Lentil Fritters (Parippu vada)
 
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Crispy Spicy lentil fritters that are a great protein packed snack or a delicious side to any meal!
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Indian, Kerala
Serves: 4-6
RecipeIngredients
  • 2 cups Toor dal (yellow lentils) washed and soaked in water for 6 hours or more (up to 12 hours)
  • 1 inch by 1 inch piece of fresh ginger, chopped
  • 4-6 green chillies, chopped fine (use less or omit if you don't like biting into green chillies)
  • 1 tbsp fennel seeds (optional)
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1-2 dry red chillies (optional - omit if you don't want too spicy)
  • 8-10 fresh curry leaves, chopped roughly
  • ¾ tsp salt
RecipeInstructions
  1. Drain the water from the soaked dal (lentils). Reserve about 2 tbsp of the dal and place the rest in a food processor and grind it using very little water - about 1-2 tbsp or so not more. The ground mixture should be very thick. Add all the rest of the ingredients to the ground dal mixture and the reserved dal and mix using a spoon.Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Test the oil by adding a drop of the mixture. If it comes up immediately then the oil is ready. Keep heat on medium. Using your hands make small patties of the dal mixture into the oil and deep fry turning it once so that the patties are golden brown and crispy on the outside. Drain on paper towels.Serve the vadas hot with coconut chutney or ketchup.
Notes
Reserving a few whole lentils gives the vadas additional crispiness and texture.
Make sure to use very less water while grinding and grind only to a coarse mix and not fine; the mixture needs to be shaped into patties so it needs to be thick. If you add too much water to grind, you will get a loose batter and then you will not be able to make the vadas.
Recipe by Cook2Nourish at https://cook2nourish.com/2016/01/crispy-lentil-fritters-parippu-vada.html