Murungai Keerai Masala Vadai Recipe
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked, onion - chopped, drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai) - chopped. Ready in 3h 20m, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
21 steps- 1
To begin making Murungai Keerai Masala Vadai Recipe, wash the chana dal
chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked(1 cup) - 2
Soak it in water for 2-3 hours
- 3
Meanwhile, wash the drumstick leaves well and keep aside after chopping the Keerai
drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai) - chopped(2 cups)mint leaves (pudina)(10)teaspoons coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 4
Once done soaking, drain from water and add chana dal to the blender
chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked(1 cup) - 5
Add ginger, garlic, red chilli, Asafoetida, cumin seeds, Cloves and required salt to the blender
inch ginger - grated(1/2)cloves garlic - minced(4)cloves (laung)(3)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)asafoetida (hing)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 6
Sprinkle a little water and grind into a coarse paste
- 7
Transfer ground mixture into bowl, add washed drumstick leaves, finely chopped onion, mint leaves and coriander leaves to it
onion - chopped(1)drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai) - chopped(2 cups)mint leaves (pudina)(10)teaspoons coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 8
Mix everything together and divide into lemon size balls
- 9
Flatten the balls pressing gently between the palms
- 10
Heat oil in a pan, gently drop in 3-4 vadai mixture into oil
- 11
Flip occasionally and fry on medium heat until golden and crispy
- 12
Remove from oil and drain excess oil on kitchen tissues
- 13
Instead of deep frying, you can also do frying on a paniyaram or paddu pan
- 14
Heat the pan till hot enough
- 15
And on a medium heat, drop the small balls of batter into the cavities of paniyaram
- 16
Drizzle a bit of oil in each cavity on the Keerai vadai batter
- 17
After about 2 minutes, with the help of a wooden spoon, flip the vadai to their other side
- 18
Cook further till browned from all sides
sunflower oil - to cook - 19
Take the cooked vadai onto serving plates and serve
sunflower oil - to cook - 20
The tasty Murungai keerai vadai is ready
- 21
Serve Murungai Keerai Masala Vadai Recipe during snack time along with South Indian Filter Coffee Recipe or Masala Chai Recipe
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Murungai Keerai Masala Vadai Recipe
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked, onion - chopped, drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai) - chopped. Ready in 3h 20m, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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21 steps- 1
To begin making Murungai Keerai Masala Vadai Recipe, wash the chana dal
chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked(1 cup) - 2
Soak it in water for 2-3 hours
- 3
Meanwhile, wash the drumstick leaves well and keep aside after chopping the Keerai
drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai) - chopped(2 cups)mint leaves (pudina)(10)teaspoons coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 4
Once done soaking, drain from water and add chana dal to the blender
chana dal (bengal gram dal) - soaked(1 cup) - 5
Add ginger, garlic, red chilli, Asafoetida, cumin seeds, Cloves and required salt to the blender
inch ginger - grated(1/2)cloves garlic - minced(4)cloves (laung)(3)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)asafoetida (hing)(1/4 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 6
Sprinkle a little water and grind into a coarse paste
- 7
Transfer ground mixture into bowl, add washed drumstick leaves, finely chopped onion, mint leaves and coriander leaves to it
onion - chopped(1)drumstick leaves (moringa/murungai keerai) - chopped(2 cups)mint leaves (pudina)(10)teaspoons coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(3) - 8
Mix everything together and divide into lemon size balls
- 9
Flatten the balls pressing gently between the palms
- 10
Heat oil in a pan, gently drop in 3-4 vadai mixture into oil
- 11
Flip occasionally and fry on medium heat until golden and crispy
- 12
Remove from oil and drain excess oil on kitchen tissues
- 13
Instead of deep frying, you can also do frying on a paniyaram or paddu pan
- 14
Heat the pan till hot enough
- 15
And on a medium heat, drop the small balls of batter into the cavities of paniyaram
- 16
Drizzle a bit of oil in each cavity on the Keerai vadai batter
- 17
After about 2 minutes, with the help of a wooden spoon, flip the vadai to their other side
- 18
Cook further till browned from all sides
sunflower oil - to cook - 19
Take the cooked vadai onto serving plates and serve
sunflower oil - to cook - 20
The tasty Murungai keerai vadai is ready
- 21
Serve Murungai Keerai Masala Vadai Recipe during snack time along with South Indian Filter Coffee Recipe or Masala Chai Recipe
Rate this recipe
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