Horse gram Vada / Kollu Vada

 Horse gram Vada / Kollu vada is a deep fried crispy and tasty teatime snack. Horse gram Vada/ Kollu Vada recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Kollu vada/ Horse gram Vada.

Ingredients:-

Horse gram/ Kollu.-1cup
Chana dal.             - 1/2 cup
Green chilly.          - 2
Ginger chopped.    - a small piece
Garlic.                    - 8
Onion.                    - 1
Fennel seeds.          - 1tsp
Asafoetida.             - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves.    - few
Mint leaves.            - few
Curry leaves.           - few
Salt.                         - to taste
Oil.                          - for deep frying

Instructions:-

1). Wash and soak horse gram and chana dal in water overnight in seperate vessels. Then remove 2 tbsp of soaked chana dal from vessel and keep it seperately in a bowl.

2). Drain the soaked water completely and add the soaked horse gram and remaining soaked chana dal in a mixer grinder. Add fennel seeds, green chillies, garlic and chopped ginger into the mixer and grind all together to a coarse paste without adding water. Transfer the coarsely ground mixture to a bowl.

3). Add finely chopped onion, 2tbsp of soaked chana dal, finely chopped few coriander leaves, finely chopped few mint leaves, finely chopped few curry leaves, asafoetida and required salt into the bowl. Mix all the ingredients in the bowl using your hands.

4). Make small lemon size balls with the ground mixture. Flatten the balls a little and shape like vada. Deep fry the flatened vada in hot oil till golden brown.

5). Remove the deep fried horse gram vada/ kollu vada from hot oil and transfer to a paper towel to absorb excess oil.

6). Repeat the process and make horse gram vada / kollu vada with the remaining ground vada mixture and transfer to a serving plate.

A tasty and crispy Horse gram Vada / Kollu Vada is ready to serve hot.