Avarekalu Masala Vada Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Avarekalu Masala Vada Recipe, wash the chana dal and soak it for an hour

Step 2: Wash the avarekalu and pressure cook for one whistle adding enough water

Step 3: Once pressure releases, drain the excess water and add the cooked field beans to a blender

Step 4: You can also add field beans as such without cooking but I prefer it cooking

Step 5: Drain the chana dal from water and add it to field beans in blender

Step 6: Add in  the dried red chillies too

Step 7: Grind together coarsely

Step 8: Field beans will mash easily and chana dal has to be slightly coarse

Step 9: You can also grind it separately

Step 10: Transfer into mixing bowl, add all the remaining ingredients - Gram Flour, Red Chilli powder, Fennel Seeds, chopped onions, finely chopped garlic, curry leaves, asafoetida and salt to taste

Step 11: Mix well until combined

Step 12: The batter has to be thick so that the vadas can be shaped

Step 13: If the chana dal mixture is runny add some more gram flour to thicken it

Step 14: Heat oil for deep frying

Step 15: Check temperature by dropping small piece of batter

Step 16: If it rises to the immediately then the oil is ready for frying

Step 17: Take small ball of batter and flatten it between hands

Step 18: Drop it carefully into oil and fry in low flame turning both sides

Step 19: Fry in batches without crowding the oil

Step 20: Once it turns golden brown on all sides, remove from oil and drain excess oil in kitchen tissues

Step 21: Serve Avarekalu Masala Vada Recipe along with Dhaniya Pudina Chutney and Adrak Chai as an evening snack