Vada Ponganalu / Non Fried Lentil Fritters
Low Oil Apple Pan Vada, is a South Indian style, healthy, protein rich breakfast / dinner recipe using very little oil. Recipe below has step wise pics, tips and short video clip.
Equipment
- Wide Mixing Bowl
- Food processor / Blender / Mixie.
- Aebleskiver Pan / Ponganalu / Appe pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup Minapa Gundlu / Skinless Whole Black Lentils / Urad Gota / Urad Dal
- as required Water (for soaking & grinding)
- ½ cup Finely Chopped Onion
- 4 count Green Chillies (finely chopped)
- ¼ cup Grated Carrot
- a handful Fresh Coriander Leaves (finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon Ajwain / Carom Seeds
- as required Cooking Oil
- 2 teaspoons Salt (or as per taste)
- 1 tablespoon Whole Black Pepper
Instructions
Prep Work:
- Take the Urad Gota / Minapa Gundlu into a big vessel, wash twice. Then soak them with 3 cups of water for 2-3 hours. After soaking the lentils will bulge in size.
- Exclude the soaked water, transfer the soaked dal into a grinder/processor, add the whole black pepper. Grind them thoroughly into a smooth batter. Add few tablespoons of water in between ONLY IF NEEDED.(I did not add any)
- Take the smoothly grind lentil batter into a mixing bowl. Add all these>> salt, chopped green chillies, chopped onions, chopped coriander, carom seeds and grated carrot. Mix everything thoroughly.
Cooking:
- Put the Ponganalu pan/Appe pan/Paniyaram pan on stove top under high flame.Pour ¼ teaspoon of oil in each hole of the pan.
- When the oil is heated, gently drop a tablespoon of batter into each hole and close the pan with lid. Reduce the flame to medium and let it cook with lid, for 7-8 mins.
- After that open the lid, and using a tablespoon / chopstick, turn each one to the other side. Reduce the flame to low, and let them cook without the lid for another 7-8 mins.
- Using a tablespoon, remove each from the pan and serve them hot!! Done!!
Notes
Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise PICS & TIPS!