Black-eyed beans Nuggets / Alasanda Vada (Air-Fryer & Stove-top)

Recipe Cooked, Photographed and Written by Praveena

PrepTime:15mins  CookTime:15mins   Cuisine:Indian

Black-eyed beans nuggets / alasanda vada, is my second best favourite ( first one is Masala Vada / Masala Fritters) among the nuggets made with beans / lentils.

These are very much luring, and have a brilliant taste with a crunchy outer part and soft inside. Black-eyed beans / Alasanda / Lobia are rich in iron, protein & fibre. Added to this using an air-fryer makes these nuggets GUILT-FREE too!! 

These, Black-eyed beans nuggets / alasanda vada, can be called as siblings to these recipes that I posted before. 

1. Medu Vada / Minapa Gaarelu
2. Mung Dal Nuggets / Pesarapappu Vada (Air-Fryer & Deep-Fry)
3. Masala Vada / Nuggets
4. Red Kidney Beans Nuggets / Rajma – Masala Vada / Fritters
5. Bell Pepper – Lentil Fritters / Capsicum Punugulu

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My other Air-fryer recipes here⇒  Air – Fryer Recipes

Related Posts⇒

1. Black-eyed Beans Salad / Alasanda Guggillu
2. Spinach & Black-eyed Beans Saute

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Ingredients:

• Black-eyed beans / Alasanda / Lobia – 1 cup
• Green chillies – 3 (finely chopped)
• Fresh Coriander Leaves / Stems – handful (finely chopped)
• Salt – ½ teaspoon
• Whole Cumin / Jeera – 1 tablespoon
• Ginger / Allam – 1 inch piece (finely chopped)
• Onions – 1 medium (finely chopped)
• Turmeric Powder – ¼ teaspoon
• Rice Flour / Biyyappindi – 2 tablespoons
• Pepper Powder / Miriyam Podi – 1 teaspoon
• Water – 3 cups
• Cooking Oil – 2 cups (for deep fry)
• Oil spray – 1 tablespoon (for air-frying)
• Garlic Pods – 3 (finely chopped) (optional)
• Kasuri Methi / Dry Fenugreek Leaves – 1 tablespoon (optional)

Special Ingredients:

• Green chillies
• Rice Flour / Biyyappindi

Step wise pics Procedure:

STOVE-TOP METHOD

AIR-FRYER METHOD

Tips:

• Add the ingredients in the list, as per your availability.
• Don’t worry if you have soaked the beans for more time than required. 
• Do not throw away the soaked water. Use them while kneading chapati dough.
• Adjust the salt and spice as per your taste.
• The oil for deep frying must be perfectly hot, to test this just drop a small blob of batter into the oil and check .
• For air-fryer method, make the patties with a hole in the middle, for even frying.
• You can store the batter or patties in the refrigerator/freezer and fry them when needed.
• The fried nuggets / vada stay good for upto 2 days at room temperature (or) can be stored in fridge but are to be reheated in microwave before serving.

Result:

• These, black-eyed beans nuggets / alasanda vada, are crispy on the outside and soft from inside.
• Its a complete power packed appetiser and can be a made a meal when accompanied with healthy salad. 
• We had them without any condiment and they tasted brilliant.

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