Dinner: Steamed Masala Vada - By VahChef @ VahRehVah.com

Steamed Masala vada/ Tadka Pakoda is a healthier version of a deep fried masala vada/ fritter. Soaked split chana dal along with red chillies, ginger, onion, curry leaves, and peppercorns blended together gives an exceptional taste and flavour. The steamed vada are lightly sauté in a sizzling tadka to give that extra zest and bliss to the dish. http://www.vahrehvah.com/steamed-masala-vada Ingredients: Channa dal - 2 cups Onions, finely chopped - - 1 no Ginger, finely chopped - - 1 small piece Curry leaves - few Peppercorns - 1 tsp Cooking soda - ½ tsp Ghee - 1 tsp Lemon juice - 1 tbsp Salt - to taste For Tadka: Ghee - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Curry leaves - few Haldi - ½ tsp Hing (asafoetida) - a pinch Freshly grated coconut - - 3 tbsp Salt - little Lime juice - 1 tbsp Sugar - 1 tsp Method: Wash and soak the channa dal in water for 3 to 4 hours. Drain the water and keep aside. In the mixie jar, add red chillies, onions, ginger, curry leaves, peppercorns, salt, channa dal and a pinch cooking soda and grind to a coarse paste. Remove the mixture into a bowl and add little ghee and lime juice and mix well. Make small bite size dumplings and steam cook for 10 mins. Once done, remove, cool and keep aside. Place a pan on the stove and add in ghee for tempering/tadka. When the ghee is hot, add mustard seeds, when they crackle, add in red chillies, pinch of hing, haldi powder, curry leaves, freshly grated coconut, a very little salt, sugar, lime juice and mix well. Add the steam cooked dumplings and sauté them gently for few minutes. Remove and serve hot. Reach vahrehvah at Website - http://www.vahrehvah.com/ Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=vahchef Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VahChef.SanjayThumma Twitter - https://twitter.com/vahrehvah Google Plus - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116066497483672434459 Flickr Photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/23301754@N03/ Linkedin - http://lnkd.in/nq25sW Picasa Photos- http://picasaweb.google.com/118141140815684791742 Stumleupon http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/vahrehvah Tumblr http://vahrehvah.tumblr.com/ Blogger - http://vahrehvah.blogspot.in/

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