A favorite tea time snack of Kerala, South of India. These fitters, made of lentils and few spices are deep fried and served with hot tea. They are absolutely easy to make and very delicious. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
You need –
- Channa dhal – 1 cup
- Shallots – 1/2 cup finely chopped
- Ginger – 1 small piece
- Dried chili – 2 or per taste
- Curry leaves – 1 sprig. roughly chopped
- Asafitada – 1 good pinch
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying (I used coconut oil
How to –
Soak the washed and cleaned dhal in water for 3-4 hours. Strain the dhal well as you don’t want any water with it while grinding.
In blender, add the dhal, dried chilies and pulse the mixer for a couple of times. You need to coarsely grind dal and not a smooth paste.
To the dhal mixture add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Make small sized balls and set aside.
Heat oil in deep frying pan over medium heat. Once heated take the ball and flatten using your palm and carefully drop it into the hot oil. Fry till they brown evenly.
Remove and transfer to a paper towel to drain excess oil.
Serve hot with coffee or tea.
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parippu vadayum oru chayayum, irresistible ….and your last pic took me all the way to a chayakada. Nostalgic.
Cripsy and yummy paruppu vadai..
i can imagine a winter evening with hot chai in one hand and crispy vada in another .
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This is what I need in this cold weather here! I am a big fan of your photography- gorgeous lighting and pictures!
My most favourite vada
I love the combination of parripu vada and banana. Seriously one of the best snacks ever!
oh pinneyum pinneyum kothipikunnu, aadyam FByil pinne evideyum… 😦 we hardly make this at home bcoz uppa doesn't like it, but u r really tempting me to make them one day soon!!! hehe…
Awesome vadas 🙂 looks so inviting. I would not mind if you parcel them home 😉
Love vadas of any kind. Crispy and yummy with hot coffee. The pictures are gorgeous.
How is the little one doing?…Tell her I said Hi, hugs to her.
I have never tried making the vada before because its available almost anywhere. And for the two of us, I can't be bothered. Still home made is still the best and love the crispy fried snack.
parippu vada with chaya!!! yummm…..
Its been a while I had made these, I am really hugry after seeing this. Wish I could get some right now with a cup of cardamom chai…mmm…really I am craving for it now ..
Parippu vada adipoli, pinnae chayaum, kothi varunu.
Ohhfff parippu vada …kothiyavunnu…u have done it so well..love ur pics.
looks so crisy and tempting..luv it hot hot !
Nothing can beat my love for parippu vadas…love it with those small bananas + a cup of tea…ahhh so heavenly…that pic with them placed on the newspaper brings about that chaya kada look :)…perfect
My south Indians friends always make vada and bring it for me. Since I was getting the authentic vada readily made for me I never bothered to try it home 😉
Will try your recipe. The vadas look fried to crisp perfection.
I got so tempted with the picture Rekha, had to click on the post to get here. Amazing photographs you have clicked.. ! 🙂
And the vada is a sure hit , lovely !
While we used to make this at home, I used to look forward to eating them from vendors of railway stations during the long train travel from Mumbai to the South of India during vacations…. We regularly went to “native place” you see. 🙂
Oh yes I loved the once we got at the railway stations. You brought back some good memories 🙂 Thank you so much!