Beetroot Masala Vadai / பீட்ரூட் பருப்பு வடை / Beetroot Vada / Masala Vada / பருப்பு வடை

Hai, Here's an interesting recipe for you to make spicy, tasty and cruncy Beetroot Masala Vadai / பீட்ரூட் பருப்பு வடை / Beetroot Vada / Masala Vada / பருப்பு வடை that would make a good tea time or lunch or dinner starter or accompaniment and a quick meal recipe for lock down times.

Ingredients:

Beetroot  - 1 (Clean, peel the skin  and grate)
Channa dal - 3/4 cup

Toor dhal - 1cup
Onions -  1 medium sized

Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp (Finely chopped)
Curry leaves - 1 sprig 

Rice flour - 1 or 2 tbsp

Salt - to taste
Oil - for deep frying
Water to soak dhals

To Grind:
Green chillies -2

Red chillies - 2
Ginger - 1”
Garlic - 5 or 6 cloves

Saunf or aniseed - 1 tsp

Directions:

Soak channa dal and toor dhal together for 2 hrs.

Drain the water completely; keep it aside.

Grind in a small jar; red chiilies, green chillies, ginger, garlic and fennel seeds into coarse paste.

Grind separately (don't add water while grinding) the dhal coarsely.

Now add the spice paste and grated beetroot to the dhal mixture and grind it using pulse mode.

Take a bowl and add the  beetroot mixture, chopped onion, salt, coriander leaves, curry leaves and rice flour;  mix well (if you feel the vada mixture is not firm , then add more rice flour to make it firm).

Mould the mixture into small balls and flatten them.

Deep fry the vadas in low flame; wait till it becomes golden brown.

Serve hot.