Celery Vadai

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Two years back this vada was talk of the town in Papers and Star Hotels in Tamil Nadu and.I happened to taste this star hotel vada.This recipe can be tried at home easily and it is tastier and more nutritious than the Plain Urad dhal vada.U can try this recipe with Spinach Vada, leeks,lemon grass,spring onions,parsley,basil leaves,broccoli,Sweet corn,grated babycorn,grated carrot,cabbage, grated paneer etc.This vada will come out perfectly fluffy and yumm.U can do 10-12 vadas with the measurement given here.Enjoy ur Teatime with My Kitchen Flavors - BonAppetit!.

Celery Vadai-  chopped Celery and Urad Dal flour deep-fried with spices

Ingredients

1/2 cup - Urad dhal - soaked for an hour and ground into a coarse flour without adding water
1/2 cup or a handful chopped celery leaves
few grated ginger pieces
1/2 cup chopped onions
a sprig curry leaves
few chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp ground spices - (4-5 pepper corns,1/2 tsp cumin seeds)
300 ml  refined oil - for deep frying

Directions
1.Grind 1/2 cup urad dhal which is soaked for an hour ground into a coarse flour without adding water.
2.Grind the spices (5 pepper corns,1/2 tsp cumin seeds)
3.Take a bowl and add the urad dhal flour,chopped celery leaves,grated ginger,ground spices,chopped onions,chopped coriander leaves,curry leaves and Salt.Mix it well.
4.Shape the dough round with a hole in the centre.
5.Heat oil in a non stick frying pan and deep-fry the vadai on both sides,till they turn golden brown.
6.When done,Serve it hot with tomato ketchup or mild-coconut chutney of your choice.That's all.Enjoy!!!.

Note:U can try this vadai with chopped leeks, parsley, basil leaves, broccoli,grated carrot,cabbage, grated paneer etc

Peanut Vada(VerKadalai Vadai)

This Peanut Vada  is a mild-spiced,soft  and  flattened Lentils-mixture balls, deep-fried  and served Indian teatime snack that can be served with tomato ketchup or Coconut Chutney.U can try this recipe using rice flour or split gramdal flour(kadalai mavu) or split besan flour(pori kadalai mavu) instead of  refined flour or powdered peanut.

Groundnut Vadai(Vaer Kadalai)

Ingredients:

100 gm peanuts(Ver Kadalai) - roasted,skinless groundnuts powdered coarsely
15 sambar(small) onions - finely chopped
3 whole long red chillies
1/4 cup split gram dhal(kadalai paruppu)-soaked for 40 mins
2 tbsp refined flour or split besan flour
2 tbsp grated coconut
1 tsp saunf
1/2 tsp salt
few chopped curry leaves
few chopped coriander leaves
300 ml refined oil

Directions:

1.Grind soaked gram dhal with whole red chillies without adding water using a mixer grinder.
2.Take a bowl.Add the coarsely powdered groundnuts,maida(refined or split besan) flour,saunf,chopped onions,grated coconut,salt,curry leaves and few chopped coriander leaves to the ground gram dhal mixture and mix well.Add 1 or 2 tbsp water to the vada-mixture,if needed.
3.Shape them into round flat-sized vadas.
4.Heat oil in a non-stick kadai.Fry the Groundnut Vadai till it turns golden brown on bothsides.
5.Serve this Groundnut Vadai hot with coconut chutney.


Note:

U can try this recipe with Poha(Aval-rice Flakes),Oats,Sweetcorn,Baby corn,Spring onions,spinach,lemon grass,spring onions,Grren MoongdalKaramani(Black eyed beans,Rajma beans,Baken beans. Grated paneer and loads of  ur choice of grated Vegs.