Cabbage Vada

Preparation :15 mins
Cook :30 mins
Total Time :5258 hours 45 minutes
Servings :Makes 20 vadas (20 vada )

Ingredients :

For Cabbage Vada
1 cup chana dal (split bengal gram)
6 green chillies , roughly chopped
1 cup finely chopped cabbage
1/2 cup finely chopped carrots
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander (dhania)
1/4 cup besan (bengal gram flour)
salt to taste
oil for deep-frying

For Serving With Cabbage Vada
green chutney

Method :

For cabbage vada

To make cabbage vada, soak the chana dal overnight.Next day, drain and keep ½ cup of the chana dal aside.Combine the remaining chana dal with green chillies and blend in a mixer to a coarse mixture.Transfer the mixture into a bowl, add all the remaining ingredients (including the remaining chana dal) and mix well.Divide the mixture into 20 equal portions and shape each portion into a 50 mm. (2”) diameter thick, lightly flattened round vada.Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep-fry 3 to 4 cabbage vadas at a time, till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides. Drain on absorbent paper.
Serve the cabbage vadas immediately with green chutney.