Kaara vadai or spicy vadai

Channa dal  1/2 cup

Toor dal 1/4 cup

Moong dal 1/4 cup

Urid dal 1/2 cup

Red chilli -  6

Green chili  - 1

Onion  - 2

Fennel seeds -  1 tsp

Garlic  2 cloves

Ginger  a small piece

Curry leaves  few

 Salt to taste

Oil  for deep frying

Wash and soak all the dal together for 2 hours. Drain the water completely from the dal. Pulse the dal in the mixie. Let this be a coarse paste. Do not add any water while grinding..

Chop the onions finely. Take the skin of garlic. Pulse the finely chopped onions, garlic, ginger, red chili and green chili once or twice in a mixie. Add this to the grounded dal. Add salt just before making the vadai Mix well evenly.

Heat oil and once it becomes hot, bring the flame to medium.Take a big lemon sized portion of the vadai batter and flatten it with your hands. Add it to the oil.  Add 3-4 vadas at a time, depending on the size of the pan. After a minute or two, flip it over gently. Cook on both sides till golden brown. Take out from oil and drain excess oil in a oil stainer. Repeat this for the remaining vadai maavu. Hot kaara/spicy vadais are ready to serve.






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