Supplies
- ½ cup chana dal
- 4 red chilis
- few curry leaves
- a small piece ginger
- 3 cloves garlic
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp fennel seeds
- salt as needed
- 1 big onion finely chopped
- 3 tbsp oil
Steps
- Wash and soak the chana dal for 2 hours.
- Drain the water and keep 1 tbsp of soaked chana dal aside.
- In a mixie jar, add the red chilis, curry leaves, ginger, garlic, fennel seeds. Pulse this first.
- Now add the soaked chana dal to the mixie jar.
- Pulse this into a coarse paste. Do not add any water.
- Transfer this to a bowl. Just before making add finely chopped onions, baking soda, 3 tsp oil and salt.
- Mix well evenly. Line a baking tray with a baking sheet or aluminum foil.
- Grease your hands with oil and take a lemon sized dough.
- Make a thin patty, do not make a thick one, it will not get baked inside.
- Preheat the oven at 170 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Arrange all the dough patties in the tray.
- Drizzle little oil on the patties.
- Bake this for 25-30 minutes at 170 degrees.
- Enjoy the crispy masala vadai hot.
- Serve with any chutney of your choice or you can enjoy this with curd rice too.