Palak Vada

Palak Vada

Crisp fried vadas made from mixed flours, onions, ginger, chilies, and lemon juice.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup gram flour (besan)
• 1/2 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup chickpea flour (chana flour) (listed separately from besan as written)
• 1 tbsp ginger paste
• 4 pieces onions (chopped)
• green chilies (chopped)
• coriander (chopped)
• red chili powder
• salt
• turmeric
• baking soda
• about 4 tbsp lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
• oil (for frying)
• water (add as needed to make batter (just before frying))

Instructions

1. Mix spices and a little oil together.
2. Add green chili, salt, lemon juice, and baking soda; mix well.
3. Add ginger and chopped onion; mix.
4. Just before frying, add water as needed to make a batter.
5. Fry vadas in hot oil.

Tips

• For a smaller quantity, reduce green chili, ginger, etc. accordingly.
• If making half quantity, make the batter accordingly.