Name: Parippu Vada | Dal Vada | Masala Vada
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Red gram (Thuvaraparippu); 1 cup Masoor dal; 2 stems Curry leaves; Onion (As reqd); Ginger (As reqd); Green chillies (As reqd); Asafoetida powder (As reqd, Kayam); Red pepper powder (As reqd); Salt (As reqd); Oil for frying

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Parippu Vada | Dal Vada | Masala Vada

Parippu Vada is a delicious tea time snack prepared from soaked lentils. Parippu Vada is a very common snack in South Indian Cuisine and people are generally addictive. Also termed Dal Vada, the snack goes perfectly fine with chutney. Soaked lentils are ground to a coarse batter, mixed with herbs and fried after shaping into patties. Dal Vada is one of the easiest snacks that can be prepared at home. Kids and elders love the simple nutritious snack. Also termed Masala Vada, the snack is rich in vital nutrients required for body. Its crispy on the outside and a bit soft on the inside. Masala Vada should be served hot with a cup of piping hot tea. You can explore a well detailed recipe here that can be easily prepared at home.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Total Time 20 mins

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 cups Red gram Thuvaraparippu
1 cup Masoor dal
2 stems Curry leaves
Onion As reqd
Ginger As reqd
Green chillies As reqd
Asafoetida powder As reqd, Kayam
Red pepper powder As reqd
Salt As reqd
Oil for frying

Instructions

For preparing the delicious snack, wash and soak dal separately for four hours.
Drain the dals in a colandar for 1 hour. There should be hardly any water left on the dal. If the dal is too wet, the vada will break apart.
Pat the dal dry with a paper towel.
With a food processor, the grinding will be easy. Grind the dals separately and make a paste.
In the last portion of your grinding (if you have a food processor), add the onions, ginger and curry leaves, so they get minced further.
Mix well the whole mixture.
Add asoefetida powder, salt and powdered red pepper for taste.
Shape into patties and deep fry till the snack become golden brown.
:- The tasty tea time snack is ready.
:- Serve the dish with coconut chutney.

Notes

You can visit this link Uzhunnu Vada. You can also visit this link Kerala Chicken Cutlet.

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Smitha November 22, 2007

Hi Friend,
For Parippuvada FYI, we use Bengal Gram ( Kadalaparippu) instead of Red Gram (Thovaraparippu)

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blabla August 22, 2005

shud add 2 green chillies chopped,few mint leaves chopped and 1/4 tsp of garam masala powder to this…it will b gr8 if u add these

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jaanam June 26, 2004

hi,someone pls tell me what is this masoor dal?

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reeny February 13, 2006

Please avoide masoor dal.

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Raju August 20, 2008

how to “as required” pls spec correct amount
thanks

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asha July 22, 2008

Instead of saying “as required” can you specify some amount? This did not help me at all.

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jisha bose July 24, 2007

I used blackchanna instead of masoordal.Finally it became ullivada coz it was made into a paste.so please dontt make it into a paste.just crush it without adding water.

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k saj April 9, 2010

I think its nice, but let me try it.. after that i will say..

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Dhanya Hari December 20, 2007

Thanks for the recipe..

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smitha November 22, 2007

Why not try with chana dal instead of red gram and masoor dals? And with the onions and others put 5-6 black pepper corns, it adds to the taste.

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Ani October 18, 2006

use Kadalaparippu(Chanadal)insted of both dals..
Great…..

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Jessie March 2, 2005

u can replace both the dals with chana dal

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nimmy October 24, 2005

good recipe. but can be improved

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esther January 24, 2006

very good recipe.came out well.thanks &regards.

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toni July 7, 2005

this is a very good recipe

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M. Nandakumar September 21, 2004

Can enhance the taste and flavour by adding a few minced corriander+curry leaves

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Mini May 28, 2004

great recipe…easy and simple thanks!!

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lakshmi February 21, 2006

hey gud one but can me made a little more spicy…….

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Mathews January 3, 2011

Very good recipe. Suggestion: two dried red chillies, soaked and ground with the dals in place of red chilli powder gives the vada a true kerala taste.

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Rinsa May 31, 2011

Really gr8tt recipe…my first try of making parripu vada…and it became awesomee..thanks a lot…

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Skaria Pothen December 31, 2012

Hi.. the recipe is in general fine, but I think it will be even better to use a meat grinder to grind the soaked dal instead of using the food processor. Also instead of using red chilli powder it might be better to use red dried chillies which when fried gives out a special flavour and taste.

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mumthaslulu May 11, 2008

welcome for more items

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nisha March 3, 2006

yummy!!

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soniya August 11, 2006

my husband is a fan of parippuvada, finally I could please him. Now he ask me to make it every weekend .. Thanks

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pp August 29, 2006

masoor dal is the orange dal

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Ammu January 3, 2007

I used split peas instead of both dals and it turned out to be excellent. Looks like I`ll be making parippu vada more frequently now. Thanks a lot.

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