Cabbage Vada

CABBAGE VADA / CHANA DALA MASALA VADA WITH CABBAGE

Cabbage vada are a kind of vada that are made with either mix dals or only with urad dal or chana dal and cabbage being the main ingredient used . Cabbage vada can be made by adding cabbage to the medu vada batter . This recipe of mine is made with chana dal and little urad dal .They come out very crispy and tasty . This recipe can be served as a simple tea time snack also . As vada are most popular recipe in South India . We can bring in lots of variations in these vadas . Cabbaga tastes similar to medu vada . You may never know it has cabbage. Cabbage tastes similar to onion in this vada . The preparation is also same as the medhu vadai , but only that instead of onion , we add cabbage .

COOKING TIME 30 minutes SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS

Chana dal 3/4 cup

Urad dal 1/4 cup

Cabbage 2 cups finely cut

Ginger 1 ' , green chilly 2 , kadi pata 6-7

Salt , red chilli pwd 1/2 tsp , garam masala 1/2 tsp [ spices as per taste ] , oil for frying

METHOD

• Soak chana dal and urad dal fo 3-4 hours .
• Cut cabbage finely into small pieces .

• After soaking for 3-4 hours , take out from water and put both the dals in the mixie .
• Add 2 green chillies and ginger cut in small pieces .

• Coarsely blend in the mixie with 1-2 tsp of water .
• Take out from the mixie .
• Add cabbage finely cut , curry patta and spices , salt red chilli pwd and garam masala .

• Mix every thing . Cabbage should be mixed properly in the coarse batter .
• Make vada shapes of the mixture .

• Heat oil in the kadai .
• Put 2-3 vadas on medium gas .
• Fry till golden brown .

ENJOY CRISPY CABBAGE VADA

STEP BY STEP OF MAKING CABBAGE VADA

1. Soak chana dal and urad dal for 3-4 hours .
2. Cut cabbage finely .
3. After 3-4 hours , strain the dals in the chalni and put them in the mixie .
4. Put grated ginger and chillies also .
5. Put 1-2 tsp of water and make a coarse mixture of the dals .
6. Take them out in a bowl .
7. Mix finely cut cabbage in it . Add curry patta cut in pieces .
8. Add salt red chilli pwd , garam masala as per taste . [ I put 1 tsp each of red chilli pwd and garam masala ]
9. Mix every thing well by mixing cabbage in the dal batter .
10. Make vada shapes with the batter .
11. Heat oil in the kadai . When it is hot , drop 2-3 vadas at a time.
12. Deep fry till golden brown on medium gas .
13. Serve with coconut , green , sweet chutney . You can serve it with tomato sauce also
14. You can freeze them by giving them a single fry just for1 minute . Cool them and keep them in a ziplock or box in the freezer .

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